I would suggest that you use a userform

See the article “How to create a Userform” at:

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

Hi Brian,

I think the problem you're running into here is that when you hyperlink to a
file you're actually *opening* the file. Since the automatic display of
Fillin field prompts only triggers when you create a new document from a
template, and not when you open the template, you won't get the Fillin fields
automatically. This means you'd need to use a macro, either to create a new
document (instead of a hyperlink), or to force the field updates when you
click the button.

If you don't want macros, then Ctrl+A, F9 should do what you need :-)

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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