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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / September 2004Forms
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.  SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the > form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can > be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by > creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with > the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would > love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process. > See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and > especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would > > love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process. Thanks, Suzanne! > In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which > the form text is locked or protected such that the only information [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > bloatware that we would love to be able to stay in Word for the whole > process. Have a look at this tutorial 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 SignatureRegards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > > In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which > > the form text is locked or protected such that the only information [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Jay Freedman > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Excellent. Thanks. What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. Hope this helps, SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the > form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can > be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by > creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with > the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would > love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process. You're late to the party, Charles. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this > in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would > > love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process. I'm using OE and for some reason it is not downloading all the new messages even though that is the instruction. I will often get responses without the original post, other times posts without interim responses. Frustrating. (Your post of 9/1 just showed up today.) SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > You're late to the party, Charles. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would > > > love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process. |
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