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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / November 2005is there a way tHat i can create an overlay with word
I have a form that I want to put data on. I want to scan the form into word and then merge data over it. Anyone know how to do that??? Mike If it's just a one-off, scan it, import the graphic into Word, then use textboxes to place your data. If it's something you're going to use often, re-create it as a Word form. Depending on complexity you might save time by scanning and using OCR (eg Microsoft Imaging); but in the end it's usually easier to start from scratch. >I have a form that I want to put data on. I want to scan the form into >word > and then merge data over it. Anyone know how to do that??? > > Mike Table cells will work better than text boxes. Text boxes are not in the text layer of the document and the merge is unlikely to see fields within them.  Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > If it's just a one-off, scan it, import the graphic into Word, then > use textboxes to place your data. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Mike Only for mail merge purposes, which seems unlikely from the OP's wording. > Table cells will work better than text boxes. Text boxes are not in the > text layer of the document and the merge is unlikely to see fields within [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>> >>> Mike Do you mean " I want to scan the form into word and then merge data over it" ? is not likely to mean the use of mail merge? Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Only for mail merge purposes, which seems unlikely from the OP's > wording. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>>> >>>> Mike Seems an absurd thing to argue about, Graham. I'm sorry if your pride was injured. > Do you mean " I want to scan the form into word and then merge data over > it" ? is not likely to mean the use of mail merge? [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Mike You are right - and it isn't :) But it is not like you to miss such things ;) Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Seems an absurd thing to argue about, Graham. I'm sorry if your pride > was injured. [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike Jezebel, All this time I thought that you enjoyed arguing and would argue about anything (including sign boards). I was clearly mistaken. |
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