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Fill-in prompt won't automatically display in Word 2007
In prior versions, a document could contain a "fill-in" field, and a prompt
would come up when the document opened. I cannot get the prompts to display in Word 2007. I have to position the cursor at the exact point of the field prompt (which can't be seen, by the way) then press F9 to get the prompt to pop up so I can enter the data. Does anyone know how to get the prompt to automatically appear, rather than using the F9 key? |
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Fill-in prompt won't automatically display in Word 2007
Are you sure the Fill-in field prompted when the document was opened? If so,
then I'd say a macro was used. The only time Fill-in fields prompt automatically is when a new document based on a template containing the fields is created. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... In prior versions, a document could contain a "fill-in" field, and a prompt would come up when the document opened. I cannot get the prompts to display in Word 2007. I have to position the cursor at the exact point of the field prompt (which can't be seen, by the way) then press F9 to get the prompt to pop up so I can enter the data. Does anyone know how to get the prompt to automatically appear, rather than using the F9 key? |
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Fill-in prompt won't automatically display in Word 2007
Yes, the Fill-in field/s prompted sequentially when the document was opened
in Word 2003. The document was a template and the fields were created when I created the template. You described exactly what I want, but cannot get Word2007 to perfrom. I've tried exactly the same procedure in Word 2007, but cannot get the prompts to display automatically. I start with a new document, assign it as a template, then start creating the text and Fill-in fields, in the same manner that I would have created one in Word2003. The Fill-in fields will not pop up. They will display, however, if the the template is an unmodified Word2003 template when I open them with Word2007. I just cannot create any new ones. I need to continue creating templates in Word2007 for staff use, and it is useless to have to use the cursor/F9 key to locate them, as they do not always know what/where the data points might be located. "Beth Melton" wrote: Are you sure the Fill-in field prompted when the document was opened? If so, then I'd say a macro was used. The only time Fill-in fields prompt automatically is when a new document based on a template containing the fields is created. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... In prior versions, a document could contain a "fill-in" field, and a prompt would come up when the document opened. I cannot get the prompts to display in Word 2007. I have to position the cursor at the exact point of the field prompt (which can't be seen, by the way) then press F9 to get the prompt to pop up so I can enter the data. Does anyone know how to get the prompt to automatically appear, rather than using the F9 key? |
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Fill-in prompt won't automatically display in Word 2007
After you create the template are you saving/closing and the using the
Office Button/New command? If you are opening the template using the Open dialog box then the fields will not prompt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... Yes, the Fill-in field/s prompted sequentially when the document was opened in Word 2003. The document was a template and the fields were created when I created the template. You described exactly what I want, but cannot get Word2007 to perfrom. I've tried exactly the same procedure in Word 2007, but cannot get the prompts to display automatically. I start with a new document, assign it as a template, then start creating the text and Fill-in fields, in the same manner that I would have created one in Word2003. The Fill-in fields will not pop up. They will display, however, if the the template is an unmodified Word2003 template when I open them with Word2007. I just cannot create any new ones. I need to continue creating templates in Word2007 for staff use, and it is useless to have to use the cursor/F9 key to locate them, as they do not always know what/where the data points might be located. "Beth Melton" wrote: Are you sure the Fill-in field prompted when the document was opened? If so, then I'd say a macro was used. The only time Fill-in fields prompt automatically is when a new document based on a template containing the fields is created. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... In prior versions, a document could contain a "fill-in" field, and a prompt would come up when the document opened. I cannot get the prompts to display in Word 2007. I have to position the cursor at the exact point of the field prompt (which can't be seen, by the way) then press F9 to get the prompt to pop up so I can enter the data. Does anyone know how to get the prompt to automatically appear, rather than using the F9 key? |
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Fill-in prompt won't automatically display in Word 2007
I could have sworn that was how I was using the documents, since I store them
in a folder linked to "My templates". I just tried a test document that way, and it worked. Thank you. I'll post here again if I have further problems. "Beth Melton" wrote: After you create the template are you saving/closing and the using the Office Button/New command? If you are opening the template using the Open dialog box then the fields will not prompt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... Yes, the Fill-in field/s prompted sequentially when the document was opened in Word 2003. The document was a template and the fields were created when I created the template. You described exactly what I want, but cannot get Word2007 to perfrom. I've tried exactly the same procedure in Word 2007, but cannot get the prompts to display automatically. I start with a new document, assign it as a template, then start creating the text and Fill-in fields, in the same manner that I would have created one in Word2003. The Fill-in fields will not pop up. They will display, however, if the the template is an unmodified Word2003 template when I open them with Word2007. I just cannot create any new ones. I need to continue creating templates in Word2007 for staff use, and it is useless to have to use the cursor/F9 key to locate them, as they do not always know what/where the data points might be located. "Beth Melton" wrote: Are you sure the Fill-in field prompted when the document was opened? If so, then I'd say a macro was used. The only time Fill-in fields prompt automatically is when a new document based on a template containing the fields is created. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... In prior versions, a document could contain a "fill-in" field, and a prompt would come up when the document opened. I cannot get the prompts to display in Word 2007. I have to position the cursor at the exact point of the field prompt (which can't be seen, by the way) then press F9 to get the prompt to pop up so I can enter the data. Does anyone know how to get the prompt to automatically appear, rather than using the F9 key? |
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Fill-in prompt won't automatically display in Word 2007
You're welcome. I'm glad to hear you have the issue sorted. :-)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... I could have sworn that was how I was using the documents, since I store them in a folder linked to "My templates". I just tried a test document that way, and it worked. Thank you. I'll post here again if I have further problems. "Beth Melton" wrote: After you create the template are you saving/closing and the using the Office Button/New command? If you are opening the template using the Open dialog box then the fields will not prompt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... Yes, the Fill-in field/s prompted sequentially when the document was opened in Word 2003. The document was a template and the fields were created when I created the template. You described exactly what I want, but cannot get Word2007 to perfrom. I've tried exactly the same procedure in Word 2007, but cannot get the prompts to display automatically. I start with a new document, assign it as a template, then start creating the text and Fill-in fields, in the same manner that I would have created one in Word2003. The Fill-in fields will not pop up. They will display, however, if the the template is an unmodified Word2003 template when I open them with Word2007. I just cannot create any new ones. I need to continue creating templates in Word2007 for staff use, and it is useless to have to use the cursor/F9 key to locate them, as they do not always know what/where the data points might be located. "Beth Melton" wrote: Are you sure the Fill-in field prompted when the document was opened? If so, then I'd say a macro was used. The only time Fill-in fields prompt automatically is when a new document based on a template containing the fields is created. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Allen" wrote in message ... In prior versions, a document could contain a "fill-in" field, and a prompt would come up when the document opened. I cannot get the prompts to display in Word 2007. I have to position the cursor at the exact point of the field prompt (which can't be seen, by the way) then press F9 to get the prompt to pop up so I can enter the data. Does anyone know how to get the prompt to automatically appear, rather than using the F9 key? |
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