Setting FILLIN field order of completion

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Alan - 21 Jun 2004 14:24 GMT

I have a document template containing a number of FILLIN
fields.

Unforunately the order that the fields ask for information
is not correct, not sure why but possibly because of the
order the fields were added?)

Is there any way to set the order that the FILLIN fields
ask for details?

Using Word 97 BTW

Thanks for any help in advance.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 21 Jun 2004 16:00 GMT

Far better to use a userform. See the article "How to create a Userform"
at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

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> I have a document template containing a number of FILLIN
> fields.
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> Thanks for any help in advance.

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 22 Jun 2004 10:24 GMT

Hi Alan,

In Word, fields always update in the order Word finds them in
the text flow: left-to-right, top-to-bottom.

If you prefer to use fields, and not a macro as Doug
suggests, then you could try ASK fields, with REF fields to
display the results. Since the ASK fields themselves are
invisible, you can place them whereever and in whatever order
you like in the document.

The major drawback, here, is that ASK fields will not update
automatically when you create a new document from a template.
You'd need to Ctrl+A, F9 or use a macro...

> I have a document template containing a number of FILLIN
> fields.
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> Is there any way to set the order that the FILLIN fields
> ask for details?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun
8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Alan - 22 Jun 2004 13:54 GMT

Thanks to both responders.

Unfortunately it was something set up quickly using FILLIN
that I did not want to spend too much time on - though as
an inveterate tinkerer <i>can I say that here!!</i> I
shall probably spend a while on both options.

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