Word 2000. I have a requirements form that needs to be filled out by a user.
In some cases, the user has a MS-WORD or MS-EXCEL file which includes much
more detail of the need. Is there a way in a form field (text or other) to
allow attachments to be added.

d. r. bond wrote:
Word 2000. I have a requirements form that needs to be filled out by
a user. In some cases, the user has a MS-WORD or MS-EXCEL file which
includes much more detail of the need. Is there a way in a form
field (text or other) to allow attachments to be added.

Use the Insert Object command. In the dialog, click the Create from File
tab, check the option for "Display as icon", and enter or browse to the file
to be included.

To read the attached file, double-click the icon just as you would in
Explorer.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Thanks Jay, but as soon as my form is "locked" and someone is entering
information, my Insert menu has all the submenu items grayed out (except for
Picture).

Thoughts?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

d. r. bond wrote:
Word 2000. I have a requirements form that needs to be filled out by
a user. In some cases, the user has a MS-WORD or MS-EXCEL file which
includes much more detail of the need. Is there a way in a form
field (text or other) to allow attachments to be added.

Use the Insert Object command. In the dialog, click the Create from File
tab, check the option for "Display as icon", and enter or browse to the file
to be included.

To read the attached file, double-click the icon just as you would in
Explorer.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

No, you've pretty much excluded all the options.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

d. r. bond wrote:
Thanks Jay, but as soon as my form is "locked" and someone is entering
information, my Insert menu has all the submenu items grayed out
(except for Picture).

Thoughts?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

d. r. bond wrote:
Word 2000. I have a requirements form that needs to be filled out
by a user. In some cases, the user has a MS-WORD or MS-EXCEL file
which includes much more detail of the need. Is there a way in a
form field (text or other) to allow attachments to be added.

Use the Insert Object command. In the dialog, click the Create
from File tab, check the option for "Display as icon", and enter or
browse to the file to be included.

To read the attached file, double-click the icon just as you would in
Explorer.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Is there a Form toolkit item which allows a user to attach a file into a form
field in a locked form?

"d. r. bond" wrote:

Word 2000. I have a requirements form that needs to be filled out by a user.
In some cases, the user has a MS-WORD or MS-EXCEL file which includes much
more detail of the need. Is there a way in a form field (text or other) to
allow attachments to be added.