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How do I merge data into a Word form to create an individual form
I want to merge data into a standard document which can be handled
electronically for checking and correction. Alongside each merge field I want a form text field so that after merging, the document can be locked with access only to the form fields. The form fields can then be used to enter any correction to the merged data. I can create the document with merge fields and form fields but the form fields are removed from the merged documents. |
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How do I merge data into a Word form to create an individual form
The two features of Word are not compatible. To do what you want to do will
require the use of a "roll-your-own" equivalent of mailmerge using visual basic to interate through the data source. I would start with a template in which you inserted { DOCVARIABLE } fields instead of merge fields, then you could protect the template for forms and as your code accessed each record in the "data source", it would create a new document, in which it would create document variables to hold the data from that record, it would then update the fields in the document and save it as a separate document. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Derrick Bailes" wrote in message ... I want to merge data into a standard document which can be handled electronically for checking and correction. Alongside each merge field I want a form text field so that after merging, the document can be locked with access only to the form fields. The form fields can then be used to enter any correction to the merged data. I can create the document with merge fields and form fields but the form fields are removed from the merged documents. |
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