[Elizabeth]

I need to create covers for documents in MSWord and I would like to use Merge
to do this. I have made a template that has blank spaces to insert date,
names, venue and other details which have to be typed individually on each
cover. I cannot take these details from a database as every cover will have
once off details to be inserted. I want to be able to press a key that will
move to the next field as I insert each detail. Can anyone help me as to
how to do this please?

[Graham Mayor]

Tell us more about these cover sheets and the documents they cover. Is this
a merge? What type of merge? What is the relationship of the cover sheet to
the merge? Are you merging a cover sheet for each record or one for the
whole?

Depending on what you are doing, investigate FillIn and Ask fields and see
also http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I need to create covers for documents in MSWord and I would like to
use Merge to do this. I have made a template that has blank spaces
to insert date, names, venue and other details which have to be typed
individually on each cover. I cannot take these details from a
database as every cover will have once off details to be inserted. I
want to be able to press a key that will move to the next field as I
insert each detail. Can anyone help me as to how to do this please?

[Elizabeth]

I must apologise because I had posted this question a week or so ago but then
"lost" it. After I sent the question today, I "found" my previous question
and response from Sue. At the moment what I have for the cover is a template
where I have simply typed Xs at the points where I have to insert date of
trial, name of defendant, names of counsel, etc. After reading Sue's
response I have put Macro Buttons in place of Xs. (I did this by copying
them from a fax template supplied with the Word programme.) Now I am trying
to fathom how to use FillIn so that I can tab from one MacroButton to the
next but I came over to Word from WP5.1 a mere a month ago and I am finding
this a wee bit complicated, to put it mildly, but I daresay I will get there
eventually. Thanks for your help.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Tell us more about these cover sheets and the documents they cover. Is this
a merge? What type of merge? What is the relationship of the cover sheet to
the merge? Are you merging a cover sheet for each record or one for the
whole?

Depending on what you are doing, investigate FillIn and Ask fields and see
also http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I need to create covers for documents in MSWord and I would like to
use Merge to do this. I have made a template that has blank spaces
to insert date, names, venue and other details which have to be typed
individually on each cover. I cannot take these details from a
database as every cover will have once off details to be inserted. I
want to be able to press a key that will move to the next field as I
insert each detail. Can anyone help me as to how to do this please?

[Graham Mayor]

I take it your other post was in a different forum?

F11 will move the cursor to the next field

I would stick with the macrobutton fields - you can insert them from the
insert field menu or type them directly using CTRL+F9 for the field
boundaries - see http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I must apologise because I had posted this question a week or so ago
but then "lost" it. After I sent the question today, I "found" my
previous question and response from Sue. At the moment what I have
for the cover is a template where I have simply typed Xs at the
points where I have to insert date of trial, name of defendant, names
of counsel, etc. After reading Sue's response I have put Macro
Buttons in place of Xs. (I did this by copying them from a fax
template supplied with the Word programme.) Now I am trying to
fathom how to use FillIn so that I can tab from one MacroButton to
the next but I came over to Word from WP5.1 a mere a month ago and I
am finding this a wee bit complicated, to put it mildly, but I
daresay I will get there eventually. Thanks for your help.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Tell us more about these cover sheets and the documents they cover.
Is this a merge? What type of merge? What is the relationship of the
cover sheet to the merge? Are you merging a cover sheet for each
record or one for the whole?

Depending on what you are doing, investigate FillIn and Ask fields
and see also http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I need to create covers for documents in MSWord and I would like to
use Merge to do this. I have made a template that has blank spaces
to insert date, names, venue and other details which have to be
typed individually on each cover. I cannot take these details from
a database as every cover will have once off details to be
inserted. I want to be able to press a key that will move to the
next field as I insert each detail. Can anyone help me as to how
to do this please?

[Elizabeth]

Yes, I had posted it under Word General Questions and then, as I say, I
couldn't find it when I went to look for the responses. I am going to try
your suggestions now which should much simpler. Thanks for your assistance.
BTW I love your house in Cyprus. If I win the Lotto ....

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I take it your other post was in a different forum?

F11 will move the cursor to the next field

I would stick with the macrobutton fields - you can insert them from the
insert field menu or type them directly using CTRL+F9 for the field
boundaries - see http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I must apologise because I had posted this question a week or so ago
but then "lost" it. After I sent the question today, I "found" my
previous question and response from Sue. At the moment what I have
for the cover is a template where I have simply typed Xs at the
points where I have to insert date of trial, name of defendant, names
of counsel, etc. After reading Sue's response I have put Macro
Buttons in place of Xs. (I did this by copying them from a fax
template supplied with the Word programme.) Now I am trying to
fathom how to use FillIn so that I can tab from one MacroButton to
the next but I came over to Word from WP5.1 a mere a month ago and I
am finding this a wee bit complicated, to put it mildly, but I
daresay I will get there eventually. Thanks for your help.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Tell us more about these cover sheets and the documents they cover.
Is this a merge? What type of merge? What is the relationship of the
cover sheet to the merge? Are you merging a cover sheet for each
record or one for the whole?

Depending on what you are doing, investigate FillIn and Ask fields
and see also http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I need to create covers for documents in MSWord and I would like to
use Merge to do this. I have made a template that has blank spaces
to insert date, names, venue and other details which have to be
typed individually on each cover. I cannot take these details from
a database as every cover will have once off details to be
inserted. I want to be able to press a key that will move to the
next field as I insert each detail. Can anyone help me as to how
to do this please?

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much. I followed your suggestions and my template is now
perfect. It does just want I want.

"Elizabeth" wrote:

Yes, I had posted it under Word General Questions and then, as I say, I
couldn't find it when I went to look for the responses. I am going to try
your suggestions now which should much simpler. Thanks for your assistance.
BTW I love your house in Cyprus. If I win the Lotto ....

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I take it your other post was in a different forum?

F11 will move the cursor to the next field

I would stick with the macrobutton fields - you can insert them from the
insert field menu or type them directly using CTRL+F9 for the field
boundaries - see http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I must apologise because I had posted this question a week or so ago
but then "lost" it. After I sent the question today, I "found" my
previous question and response from Sue. At the moment what I have
for the cover is a template where I have simply typed Xs at the
points where I have to insert date of trial, name of defendant, names
of counsel, etc. After reading Sue's response I have put Macro
Buttons in place of Xs. (I did this by copying them from a fax
template supplied with the Word programme.) Now I am trying to
fathom how to use FillIn so that I can tab from one MacroButton to
the next but I came over to Word from WP5.1 a mere a month ago and I
am finding this a wee bit complicated, to put it mildly, but I
daresay I will get there eventually. Thanks for your help.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Tell us more about these cover sheets and the documents they cover.
Is this a merge? What type of merge? What is the relationship of the
cover sheet to the merge? Are you merging a cover sheet for each
record or one for the whole?

Depending on what you are doing, investigate FillIn and Ask fields
and see also http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elizabeth wrote:
I need to create covers for documents in MSWord and I would like to
use Merge to do this. I have made a template that has blank spaces
to insert date, names, venue and other details which have to be
typed individually on each cover. I cannot take these details from
a database as every cover will have once off details to be
inserted. I want to be able to press a key that will move to the
next field as I insert each detail. Can anyone help me as to how
to do this please?