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RogerM - 02 Sep 2006 04:51 GMT

I need help trying to figure out how to do something in Word 2002. I have a
form that I am trying to automate. I have a dropdown list with selections
for all of my local courthouses and one selection is for out-of-county
courthouses.

What I want to happen is if the form user selects one of the local
courthouses, that selection will display but if the form user selects
"out-of-county courthouse" I want the dropdown list to disappear or become
hidden and activate 2 or 3 text fields where the form user would type in the
out-of-county court information.

I also want the results of this to duplicate in one other location on
another page of this document. It is a 3-page form.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 02 Sep 2006 12:51 GMT

You should use a userform for this rather than a dropdown formfield in the
document itself. Then you do not need to hide the dropdown, merely make
some additional controls become visible if the out-of-courthouse is
selected. One reason for this is consider what would happen if the user
inadvertently selects the out-of-county courthouse and the formfield
disappeared. They could not then go back and correct their selection.

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

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

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> I need help trying to figure out how to do something in Word 2002. I have
> a
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> I also want the results of this to duplicate in one other location on
> another page of this document. It is a 3-page form.

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RogerM - 03 Sep 2006 06:17 GMT

Thank you, Doug. I will give it a shot. Hopefully I don't mess it up.

> You should use a userform for this rather than a dropdown formfield in the
> document itself. Then you do not need to hide the dropdown, merely make
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> > I also want the results of this to duplicate in one other location on
> > another page of this document. It is a 3-page form.

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