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wilma2299@yahoo.com - 14 Nov 2006 05:06 GMT

Hi, I'm trying to create a table in word that uses user input boxes.
What I want, when the macro is run, an inputbox pops up asking for info
from the user and then returns that information into the table. Then
moves right to the next cell and does the same thing. There are 5
columns. When the user comes to the last column and enters in the
information, another message box will ask if there are more items to be
added and if the answer is yes, then adds a new row and goes through
the same procedure as the row above. Am I way over my head in trying
to create this? Please help!!!

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Stefan Blom - 14 Nov 2006 11:27 GMT

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for an overview of
the various methods you can use.

But note that the most basic method sometimes will suffice. Just
pressing TAB in a table cell would move the cursor to the next cell,
and for the last cell, tabbing would add a new row.

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Stefan Blom
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> Hi, I'm trying to create a table in word that uses user input boxes.
> What I want, when the macro is run, an inputbox pops up asking for
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> trying
> to create this? Please help!!!

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wilma2299 - 14 Nov 2006 13:58 GMT

Thanks for the quick reply, but that's not exactly what I'm looking
for. I know how to prompt the user for information using a textbox and
then getting that into a Word document. What I'm trying to do is get
the user input into a designated cell. I would also like the macro to
loop through if there are more than one row of data to be inserted.

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Stefan Blom - 16 Nov 2006 09:23 GMT

Well, apparently I underestimated the complexity of the task. Assuming
that you are getting the data using code, you should be able to
temporarily store it in a dynamic array (possibly a two-dimensional
one), and then determine (perhaps based on the array dimension) how
many rows and columns are needed in the table, create the table and
insert the data in the required cells. This is all very theoretical,
and I'm not the person to create a working solution for you. Perhaps
someone else will join the discussion; if not, repost the question
describing how you are getting the data, what determines the size of
the table, where to put the data in the table, and any other relevant
information.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

> Thanks for the quick reply, but that's not exactly what I'm looking
> for. I know how to prompt the user for information using a textbox and
> then getting that into a Word document. What I'm trying to do is get
> the user input into a designated cell. I would also like the macro to
> loop through if there are more than one row of data to be inserted.

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