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How do I create a template that I can just tab to blanks and fill.
I am trying to develop a form that I can send where the majority of the text
will stay the same but the users can just tab and fill in the blanks. Any help would be appreciated. |
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See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...nTheBlanks.htm .
dancinhomer71 wrote: I am trying to develop a form that I can send where the majority of the text will stay the same but the users can just tab and fill in the blanks. Any help would be appreciated. |
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What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. Hope this helps, -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "dancinhomer71" wrote in message ... I am trying to develop a form that I can send where the majority of the text will stay the same but the users can just tab and fill in the blanks. Any help would be appreciated. |
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I'll add my way since I just figured this out using Word 2002. The quick and
short version leaving all the fun design and formatting to you is this... 1. Create a template. 2. Make sure the Forms toolbar is available. (If not, View/Toolbars, then click on Forms). 3. When you hit a point where you want the box for entering type, click on the "ab" box in your new toolbar. You can then double click on that box (or the Options box that is also on the toolbar) to open an options box. From there you can change the Type from text to numbers... 4. When you are done, "protect" the document so you or another user can Tab between the new boxes. (Tools/Protect Document (click on Form to lock the entire document except for your new boxes), or hit the lock button on the Forms toolbar). If you need to have the values in the boxes added, see a thread from 2/17 (Forms- adding numbers from multiple "Text Form Fields"). There that I had that was answered. Again, this is just the quick and simple way to get you started. Good luck. Nick "dancinhomer71" wrote: I am trying to develop a form that I can send where the majority of the text will stay the same but the users can just tab and fill in the blanks. Any help would be appreciated. |
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And if you need more detailed instructions see the the forms tutorials by
Dian Chapman linked from http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "dogfly" wrote in message ... I'll add my way since I just figured this out using Word 2002. The quick and short version leaving all the fun design and formatting to you is this... 1. Create a template. 2. Make sure the Forms toolbar is available. (If not, View/Toolbars, then click on Forms). 3. When you hit a point where you want the box for entering type, click on the "ab" box in your new toolbar. You can then double click on that box (or the Options box that is also on the toolbar) to open an options box. From there you can change the Type from text to numbers... 4. When you are done, "protect" the document so you or another user can Tab between the new boxes. (Tools/Protect Document (click on Form to lock the entire document except for your new boxes), or hit the lock button on the Forms toolbar). If you need to have the values in the boxes added, see a thread from 2/17 (Forms- adding numbers from multiple "Text Form Fields"). There that I had that was answered. Again, this is just the quick and simple way to get you started. Good luck. Nick "dancinhomer71" wrote: I am trying to develop a form that I can send where the majority of the text will stay the same but the users can just tab and fill in the blanks. Any help would be appreciated. |
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