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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / January 2004Multiple options selections within a document
Hi, I have to create a word document template, which is no problem, but it has a variant in it that i don't know how to handle for the best. We tend not use controls within word docs, as they don't print out very well, and we mainly end up using [MacroButton AcceptallChangesInDocument <STRING>] within docs to allow the user to click somewhere and overright certain sections. Now, on this one template we have to force the user to select one of three options. Currently the word doc simply has "OPTION1/OPTION2/OPTION3 DELETE AS APPLICABLE" typed into the box and the user has to delete the ones that they dont want. I would like to have the user to select the one that they want in such a way that the others disappear. This document will eventually be pdf'd or printed off and given to clients. Because of this i would prefer not to have any VB controls in the template, and would like any method we choose to simply leave the text behind on the page of the selected option. I suspect im not making much sense. Is there a way to do this ?? Olly -- ________________________________________________ ADSSupport.net http://www.adssupport.net Dedicated free Active Directory ServicesT support email: oliver.marshall@nospam@adssupport.net Hi Harry, If having the document protected for forms is acceptable, you can use a dropdown type formfield.  SignaturePlease post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps Doug Robbins - Word MVP > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > email: oliver.marshall@nospam@adssupport.net Think we have tried that, but they dont really print out well. > Hi Harry, > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > > > email: oliver.marshall@nospam@adssupport.net Hi Harry, Can you expand on what you mean by "they don't really print out very well"? Word documents with form fields should print just like any other document. If you are going by what you see in Print Preview then the printed document does not contain field shading or the view of the drop-down. SignaturePlease post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ > Think we have tried that, but they dont really print out well. > > > Hi Harry, > > > > If having the document protected for forms is acceptable, you can use a > > dropdown type formfield. So far when we use a drop down field and print out the page its on, you get a print out with a drop down field on it, similar to printing a Visual Basic form with a drop down. Ie, you see the drop down control on the page. Olly > Hi Harry, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > use a > > > dropdown type formfield. Does this happen when the document is protected? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) SignatureWords into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > So far when we use a drop down field and print out the page its on, you get > a print out with a drop down field on it, similar to printing a Visual Basic [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > use a > > > > dropdown type formfield. Hi Harry, Are you using the Drop-Down Form Field from the Forms toolbar or the Web tools? If the former then the controls should not print. SignaturePlease post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ > So far when we use a drop down field and print out the page its on, you get > a print out with a drop down field on it, similar to printing a Visual Basic [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > use a > > > > dropdown type formfield.
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