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template with editable and non-editable areas
I am trying to create a template with a header (+logo), footer and boxed
area in the centre for editable text. I have basically finished the layout, but cannot work out how to make the header, footer and the box-shape un-editable vs.the area inside the box editable. I would be grateful if anyone can either give me some advice or point me to a tutorial that could give me help on editable and protected areas of a template document. Thanks in advance Paul |
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Hi Paul
In Word 2003, do Tools Protection. You can mark individual areas of the document and make them editable. In earlier versions of Word, see How can I prevent users from editing the header of a document in Word 2000 or higher? http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...PlusHeader.htm Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Paul" wrote in message ... I am trying to create a template with a header (+logo), footer and boxed area in the centre for editable text. I have basically finished the layout, but cannot work out how to make the header, footer and the box-shape un-editable vs.the area inside the box editable. I would be grateful if anyone can either give me some advice or point me to a tutorial that could give me help on editable and protected areas of a template document. Thanks in advance Paul |
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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. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. You could use one or more form fields inside a border for your boxed area or you could use a separate section for your boxed area. Word 2003 has some other options but the entire document becomes uneditable when opened in an earlier version. 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ 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. "Paul" wrote in message ... I am trying to create a template with a header (+logo), footer and boxed area in the centre for editable text. I have basically finished the layout, but cannot work out how to make the header, footer and the box-shape un-editable vs.the area inside the box editable. I would be grateful if anyone can either give me some advice or point me to a tutorial that could give me help on editable and protected areas of a template document. Thanks in advance Paul |
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. As far as I can see, the form
inserts small rectangles that only allows 4 characters. My "form" basically consists of almost the whole page. Does that mean one has to click on the "ab" box 10x per row to add an editable area? None of the tutorial links showed a possibility of turning such a large area into a form. It seems a rather complicated procedure when converting such a large area into an editable area. Regards Paul Charles Kenyon wrote: 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. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. You could use one or more form fields inside a border for your boxed area or you could use a separate section for your boxed area. Word 2003 has some other options but the entire document becomes uneditable when opened in an earlier version. Hope this helps, |
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A form field will accept far more than a row of characters. Have you
actually tried using this? Please read Dian Chapman's articles, at least the first one. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ 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. "Paul" wrote in message ... Thanks for taking the time to reply. As far as I can see, the form inserts small rectangles that only allows 4 characters. My "form" basically consists of almost the whole page. Does that mean one has to click on the "ab" box 10x per row to add an editable area? None of the tutorial links showed a possibility of turning such a large area into a form. It seems a rather complicated procedure when converting such a large area into an editable area. Regards Paul Charles Kenyon wrote: 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. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. You could use one or more form fields inside a border for your boxed area or you could use a separate section for your boxed area. Word 2003 has some other options but the entire document becomes uneditable when opened in an earlier version. Hope this helps, |
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What you're seeing is just a placeholder. It will expand to hold up to a
page of text. If you want to allow a specific area for the text form field, put it in a (borderless) table cell with specified height and width. -- 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. "Paul" wrote in message ... Thanks for taking the time to reply. As far as I can see, the form inserts small rectangles that only allows 4 characters. My "form" basically consists of almost the whole page. Does that mean one has to click on the "ab" box 10x per row to add an editable area? None of the tutorial links showed a possibility of turning such a large area into a form. It seems a rather complicated procedure when converting such a large area into an editable area. Regards Paul Charles Kenyon wrote: 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. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. You could use one or more form fields inside a border for your boxed area or you could use a separate section for your boxed area. Word 2003 has some other options but the entire document becomes uneditable when opened in an earlier version. Hope this helps, |
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Charles Kenyon wrote:
A form field will accept far more than a row of characters. Have you actually tried using this? Please read Dian Chapman's articles, at least the first one. Yes I have - but I am totally lost. :-(( |
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Try reading them again. Perhaps print them out and save?
-- 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. "Paul" wrote in message ... Charles Kenyon wrote: A form field will accept far more than a row of characters. Have you actually tried using this? Please read Dian Chapman's articles, at least the first one. Yes I have - but I am totally lost. :-(( |