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Template or Fill-In ??
I have a document that I created in WordPerfect that I need to now create in
Word 2003. I do not know if it would be easier to create it as a template or as a fill-in "form". It is a long legal document. It will need a Table of Contents and will have several exhibits added. In WordPerfect I created this as a Template which allowed me to place codes within the document where specific information would be entered. Then a list of that specific information was created for the user to complete. Then the program took the information the user filled in and inserted it into the document. This information consisted of items such as the name of a company, several different fee amounts, numbers of days in which certain things would take place, etc. Can someone please help me determine the best type of document to create in Word 2003 that will achieve the same end as I had with the WordPerfect document. I need this to be as similar as possible, as the other user(s) will also be changing from their familiar WordPerfect document. Any help and/or suggestions you can provide would be most appreciated. Thank you. |
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Template or Fill-In ??
You should create the document as a template so that it can be re-used
without the base document being altered. Just what type of form you should then make it will depend upon your ultimate needs. See the following web page http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms or the following series: "Please Fill Out This Form" Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46 Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119 Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127 Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep better records! http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136 -- 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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Marilynn" wrote in message ... I have a document that I created in WordPerfect that I need to now create in Word 2003. I do not know if it would be easier to create it as a template or as a fill-in "form". It is a long legal document. It will need a Table of Contents and will have several exhibits added. In WordPerfect I created this as a Template which allowed me to place codes within the document where specific information would be entered. Then a list of that specific information was created for the user to complete. Then the program took the information the user filled in and inserted it into the document. This information consisted of items such as the name of a company, several different fee amounts, numbers of days in which certain things would take place, etc. Can someone please help me determine the best type of document to create in Word 2003 that will achieve the same end as I had with the WordPerfect document. I need this to be as similar as possible, as the other user(s) will also be changing from their familiar WordPerfect document. Any help and/or suggestions you can provide would be most appreciated. Thank you. |
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You should create the document as a template so that it can be re-used without the base document being altered. Just what type of form you should then make it will depend upon your ultimate needs. See the following web page http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms or the following series: "Please Fill Out This Form" Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46 Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119 Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127 Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep better records! http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136 -- 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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Marilynn" wrote in message ... I have a document that I created in WordPerfect that I need to now create in Word 2003. I do not know if it would be easier to create it as a template or as a fill-in "form". It is a long legal document. It will need a Table of Contents and will have several exhibits added. In WordPerfect I created this as a Template which allowed me to place codes within the document where specific information would be entered. Then a list of that specific information was created for the user to complete. Then the program took the information the user filled in and inserted it into the document. This information consisted of items such as the name of a company, several different fee amounts, numbers of days in which certain things would take place, etc. Can someone please help me determine the best type of document to create in Word 2003 that will achieve the same end as I had with the WordPerfect document. I need this to be as similar as possible, as the other user(s) will also be changing from their familiar WordPerfect document. Any help and/or suggestions you can provide would be most appreciated. Thank you. |
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Template or Fill-In ??
If I understand correctly from Doug, it appears that the document should be
created as a template. He mentions then making a form. Is he saying that the form is "attached" to the template and will then fill in the appropriate information? I am very confused. The books don't really help either. Can anyone make this more simple for me to understand? Thank you. "Marilynn" wrote: I have a document that I created in WordPerfect that I need to now create in Word 2003. I do not know if it would be easier to create it as a template or as a fill-in "form". It is a long legal document. It will need a Table of Contents and will have several exhibits added. In WordPerfect I created this as a Template which allowed me to place codes within the document where specific information would be entered. Then a list of that specific information was created for the user to complete. Then the program took the information the user filled in and inserted it into the document. This information consisted of items such as the name of a company, several different fee amounts, numbers of days in which certain things would take place, etc. Can someone please help me determine the best type of document to create in Word 2003 that will achieve the same end as I had with the WordPerfect document. I need this to be as similar as possible, as the other user(s) will also be changing from their familiar WordPerfect document. Any help and/or suggestions you can provide would be most appreciated. Thank you. |
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Template or Fill-In ??
If I understand correctly from Doug, it appears that the document should be
created as a template. He mentions then making a form. Is he saying that the form is "attached" to the template and will then fill in the appropriate information? I am very confused. The books don't really help either. Can anyone make this more simple for me to understand? Thank you. "Marilynn" wrote: I have a document that I created in WordPerfect that I need to now create in Word 2003. I do not know if it would be easier to create it as a template or as a fill-in "form". It is a long legal document. It will need a Table of Contents and will have several exhibits added. In WordPerfect I created this as a Template which allowed me to place codes within the document where specific information would be entered. Then a list of that specific information was created for the user to complete. Then the program took the information the user filled in and inserted it into the document. This information consisted of items such as the name of a company, several different fee amounts, numbers of days in which certain things would take place, etc. Can someone please help me determine the best type of document to create in Word 2003 that will achieve the same end as I had with the WordPerfect document. I need this to be as similar as possible, as the other user(s) will also be changing from their familiar WordPerfect document. Any help and/or suggestions you can provide would be most appreciated. Thank you. |
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