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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / October 2005ClearForm in Protected Form
I'm trying to add a Command Button that will clear my form while at the same time being protected. Editing restrictions are Filling in Forms. The button works when I turn protection off, but will not work while on. I also want to hide the button during printing. Can anyone help? Sue: Why not save your form as a template instead? When you're done, you can close and not save. If you use the form a lot, you could record a macro in your normal.dot file to close and reopen for you, and add a button to your toolbar. ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com > I'm trying to add a Command Button that will clear my form while at the > same [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Can anyone help? I like the way the protected form works better than the template. This is going to be widely used, and I want it as simple as possible to use. I'd like the user to open the form and be able to tab to each field. I also have a bunch of calculations invoved. > I'm trying to add a Command Button that will clear my form while at the same > time being protected. Editing restrictions are Filling in Forms. The button [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Can anyone help? You mis-understand, the form containing the formfields can be a template. Each time it is needed, you just create a new document from the template and that process can be automated by the use of a macro. Then there is no need to clear the fields in the form. But, what are you doing with the data in the form?  SignatureHope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP >I like the way the protected form works better than the template. This is > going to be widely used, and I want it as simple as possible to use. I'd [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> Can anyone help? OK. So I can make the protected form itself a template? I'm still new at this stuff, so I'll play with it a little bit. I never considered that. For now I'm not doing anything with the data from the form. It's basically fill in and print out. I want the user to be able to save the filled out form as reference also. > You mis-understand, the form containing the formfields can be a template. > Each time it is needed, you just create a new document from the template and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >> > >> Can anyone help? If you want them to save the form, then a template is DEFINITELY the way to go. It will also keep users from overwriting your "original". When you double-click a template, or hit File-New, and choose a template, "document1" is created, see? :) When I distribute templates to multiple people, tho, I tend to send it as a doc and tell THEM to open it, then File-->Save as, DOT, making sure they don't change the folder to which it wants to save by default. That way, you don't have to go through all the bother of figuring out where their other templates are located, etc. If you want multiple users on the same network, tho, you can just store the template on a shared drive. ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com > OK. So I can make the protected form itself a template? I'm still new at > this stuff, so I'll play with it a little bit. I never considered that. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> >> >> >> Can anyone help? You definitely want a template of your online form. When you use the form, you create a new document based on the template. That document can be filled in and saved. Users will be forced to name the new document when they save it. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. 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. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm. 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ 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. > OK. So I can make the protected form itself a template? I'm still new at > this stuff, so I'll play with it a little bit. I never considered that. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> >> >> >> Can anyone help?
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