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Fillin Fields
I have a document that uses Fillin fields. How can I make it so everytime
the document is opened the user is prompted automatically for the Fillin fields? At the moment I have to select the entire document and force an update using F9. I know I could do this with a macro but is there any other way? Am sure in Word V6 they updated automatically when the document was opened. -- Many thanks in advance for any assistance |
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Fillin Fields
If the document is to be refilled every time it is opened, save it as a
template and create new documents from it. The prompt will pop up on document creation. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Marek wrote: I have a document that uses Fillin fields. How can I make it so everytime the document is opened the user is prompted automatically for the Fillin fields? At the moment I have to select the entire document and force an update using F9. I know I could do this with a macro but is there any other way? Am sure in Word V6 they updated automatically when the document was opened. |
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I posted the same question one moment ago and then I noticed your answer to
this posting. I did what you suggested but here is my problem: If I open the template through Explore then the fillin question prompts appear but if I open the file through the File open command in word, the fillin questions prompts don't appear. I want the fillin question prompts to appear when I open the document though word as well. Thanks for your help. PaolaAndrea "Graham Mayor" wrote: If the document is to be refilled every time it is opened, save it as a template and create new documents from it. The prompt will pop up on document creation. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Marek wrote: I have a document that uses Fillin fields. How can I make it so everytime the document is opened the user is prompted automatically for the Fillin fields? At the moment I have to select the entire document and force an update using F9. I know I could do this with a macro but is there any other way? Am sure in Word V6 they updated automatically when the document was opened. |
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Don't open a template to fill it in, this destroys your template. Instead,
create a new document based on the template and automatically trigger your fields. File New This is how templates are designed to be used. -- 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. "PaolaAndrea" wrote in message ... I posted the same question one moment ago and then I noticed your answer to this posting. I did what you suggested but here is my problem: If I open the template through Explore then the fillin question prompts appear but if I open the file through the File open command in word, the fillin questions prompts don't appear. I want the fillin question prompts to appear when I open the document though word as well. Thanks for your help. PaolaAndrea "Graham Mayor" wrote: If the document is to be refilled every time it is opened, save it as a template and create new documents from it. The prompt will pop up on document creation. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Marek wrote: I have a document that uses Fillin fields. How can I make it so everytime the document is opened the user is prompted automatically for the Fillin fields? At the moment I have to select the entire document and force an update using F9. I know I could do this with a macro but is there any other way? Am sure in Word V6 they updated automatically when the document was opened. |
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