[ChopChop]

I'm new at creating forms/fields. I've inserted a text field but what I
really want to do in the form is pose a question to the end user and have the
end user put in the answer. After I protect the document and bring it back
up, it does not work. On one occasion when I opened the document the question
came up when I was opening the document. The other time the "shaded" cell
came up but not the question. I've accessed the help but it may not be in
simple enough terms for me to understand. I appreciate any assistance.

[Charles Kenyon]

Separate tools. The simplest thing to do, if you don't want your question
for the user appearing in your final document, is to put the question as the
default text in the form field.

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.

The pop-up box may be a Fill-In field, which is a separate kind of tool and
usually not appropriate (very many of them and you will really annoy users).
They are not compatible with protected forms.

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!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
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"ChopChop" wrote in message
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I'm new at creating forms/fields. I've inserted a text field but what I
really want to do in the form is pose a question to the end user and have
the
end user put in the answer. After I protect the document and bring it back
up, it does not work. On one occasion when I opened the document the
question
came up when I was opening the document. The other time the "shaded" cell
came up but not the question. I've accessed the help but it may not be in
simple enough terms for me to understand. I appreciate any assistance.

[Jay Freedman]

See http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 for a short
tutorial on forms.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:26:02 -0700, ChopChop
wrote:

I'm new at creating forms/fields. I've inserted a text field but what I
really want to do in the form is pose a question to the end user and have the
end user put in the answer. After I protect the document and bring it back
up, it does not work. On one occasion when I opened the document the question
came up when I was opening the document. The other time the "shaded" cell
came up but not the question. I've accessed the help but it may not be in
simple enough terms for me to understand. I appreciate any assistance.

[ChopChop]

Thank you very much

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Separate tools. The simplest thing to do, if you don't want your question
for the user appearing in your final document, is to put the question as the
default text in the form field.

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.

The pop-up box may be a Fill-In field, which is a separate kind of tool and
usually not appropriate (very many of them and you will really annoy users).
They are not compatible with protected forms.

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!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
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"ChopChop" wrote in message
...
I'm new at creating forms/fields. I've inserted a text field but what I
really want to do in the form is pose a question to the end user and have
the
end user put in the answer. After I protect the document and bring it back
up, it does not work. On one occasion when I opened the document the
question
came up when I was opening the document. The other time the "shaded" cell
came up but not the question. I've accessed the help but it may not be in
simple enough terms for me to understand. I appreciate any assistance.

[ChopChop]

Thank you - I would love a tutorial.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

See http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 for a short
tutorial on forms.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:26:02 -0700, ChopChop
wrote:

I'm new at creating forms/fields. I've inserted a text field but what I
really want to do in the form is pose a question to the end user and have the
end user put in the answer. After I protect the document and bring it back
up, it does not work. On one occasion when I opened the document the question
came up when I was opening the document. The other time the "shaded" cell
came up but not the question. I've accessed the help but it may not be in
simple enough terms for me to understand. I appreciate any assistance.