I'm trying to make a form for my office with parts that we can just keep
filling in and updating. I know there is away to write protect certain areas
so we do not type over it. Ideally I would like them to be able to be able
to push tab or enter to just keep filling in what they need to. I need to
make it easy and efficient for them so they will use it.
Ex:
Job site:
Name:

I need to be able to write protect Job site and name and let them fill in
the answers

Click on View Toolbars Forms to display the Forms toolbar and add text
form fields to your document. Click the padlock icon to protect your
document when you have finished. See
http://www.allaboutoffice.co.uk/wordform.htm for more information.

Andrea Jones
www.allaboutoffice.co.uk
www.allaboutclait.com

"Heather Rae" wrote:

I'm trying to make a form for my office with parts that we can just keep
filling in and updating. I know there is away to write protect certain areas
so we do not type over it. Ideally I would like them to be able to be able
to push tab or enter to just keep filling in what they need to. I need to
make it easy and efficient for them so they will use it.
Ex:
Job site:
Name:

I need to be able to write protect Job site and name and let them fill in
the answers

This is called a protected form. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Heather Rae" Heather wrote in message
...
I'm trying to make a form for my office with parts that we can just keep
filling in and updating. I know there is away to write protect certain
areas
so we do not type over it. Ideally I would like them to be able to be
able
to push tab or enter to just keep filling in what they need to. I need to
make it easy and efficient for them so they will use it.
Ex:
Job site:
Name:

I need to be able to write protect Job site and name and let them fill in
the answers

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.

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!
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"Heather Rae" Heather wrote in message
...
I'm trying to make a form for my office with parts that we can just keep
filling in and updating. I know there is away to write protect certain
areas
so we do not type over it. Ideally I would like them to be able to be
able
to push tab or enter to just keep filling in what they need to. I need to
make it easy and efficient for them so they will use it.
Ex:
Job site:
Name:

I need to be able to write protect Job site and name and let them fill in
the answers