I'm a veterinarian and have been using Word to write my records. I have a
standard format that includes information that I take during an exam (things
like history, and physical findings of my patients). Right now I just type
things in to a saved record sheet that does not have any data in it, but it
take a little time to click at each spot where I want to put a piece of data
in (I have to click next to history, then to the physical exam section, then
assessment, then plan, etc.) I tried creating a form with fields that I
could just tab between. This worked well, but I could not use the spell
check and unless there was a form field, I couldn't type in other information.

Is there a way to create spots that I could easly move to with the click of
a button (e.g. tab or other function key maybe), but still keep the
flexibility of a plain document so I can use the spelling and grammer tools
as well as add new stuff that I may only put in every once in a while.

Thank in advance. You can reply to this group or e-mail me directly at


P.S. If anyone knows of a way to convert a birth date into the age of a
person (in my case it is on an animal) that would be really really helpful.