I am creating word templates for my office, and I have a question. I noticed
on some of Microsoft's own templates they have certain Field's where the user
see's the grey text box with insturctions in it on what to type. For instance
on one of the Resume templates their is a address field that reads "type
address here". My question how can I create those blank fields with
instructions in them on what I want the user to type.

Thanks

Brent Backman

See http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

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backmanb wrote:
I am creating word templates for my office, and I have a question. I
noticed on some of Microsoft's own templates they have certain
Field's where the user see's the grey text box with insturctions in
it on what to type. For instance on one of the Resume templates their
is a address field that reads "type address here". My question how
can I create those blank fields with instructions in them on what I
want the user to type.

Thanks

Brent Backman

This is usually a macrobutton field. See
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/fields.htm#MacroButton.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"backmanb" wrote in message
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I am creating word templates for my office, and I have a question. I
noticed
on some of Microsoft's own templates they have certain Field's where the
user
see's the grey text box with insturctions in it on what to type. For
instance
on one of the Resume templates their is a address field that reads "type
address here". My question how can I create those blank fields with
instructions in them on what I want the user to type.

Thanks

Brent Backman

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFm...acroButton.htm

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"backmanb" wrote in message
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I am creating word templates for my office, and I have a question. I
noticed
on some of Microsoft's own templates they have certain Field's where the
user
see's the grey text box with insturctions in it on what to type. For
instance
on one of the Resume templates their is a address field that reads "type
address here". My question how can I create those blank fields with
instructions in them on what I want the user to type.

Thanks

Brent Backman

There is an easier way I believe if you're referring to what I think...
Insert Field Fill-in
Once the document is saved as a template file it prompts the users with
message & input boxes to enter the text...

K

"backmanb" wrote in message
...
I am creating word templates for my office, and I have a question. I
noticed
on some of Microsoft's own templates they have certain Field's where the
user
see's the grey text box with insturctions in it on what to type. For
instance
on one of the Resume templates their is a address field that reads "type
address here". My question how can I create those blank fields with
instructions in them on what I want the user to type.

Thanks

Brent Backman

Nope, a fill-in field is something else entirely. backmanb is talking about
macrobutton fields.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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There is an easier way I believe if you're referring to what I think...
Insert Field Fill-in
Once the document is saved as a template file it prompts the users with
message & input boxes to enter the text...

K

"backmanb" wrote in message
...
I am creating word templates for my office, and I have a question. I
noticed
on some of Microsoft's own templates they have certain Field's where the
user
see's the grey text box with insturctions in it on what to type. For
instance
on one of the Resume templates their is a address field that reads "type
address here". My question how can I create those blank fields with
instructions in them on what I want the user to type.

Thanks

Brent Backman