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Dabbler - 25 Oct 2005 18:52 GMT

I wondered if anyone can point me to a discussion of how to take a Word
document which looks like a form but is just text, lines and boxes and put
this online as a form to be filled in a browser.

I can't presume end users have Word, nor can I require them to install any
ActiveX components. They would probably have Flash and Acrobat Reader
installed.

Thanks for any suggestions with this.

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lostinspace - 26 Oct 2005 07:47 GMT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dabbler" <>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.web.authoring
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:52 PM
Subject: word document to online form?

>I wondered if anyone can point me to a discussion of how to take a Word
> document which looks like a form but is just text, lines and boxes and put
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>
> Thanks for any suggestions with this.

I'm pretty sure that what you desire to do (use an existing printed form as
an image) is not possible in html.
At least I'm not aware of a method.
There are "html forms" procedures (without an image):
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=html+forms&btnG=Google+Search

It is possible as a PDF however requires more than the Full-Version of
Acrobat.
I seem to recall some type of form method with text links behind PDF
fields.
You might try in the PDF NG:

comp.text.pdf

or search their archives
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.pdf?hl=en

BTW, Word was never intended to be used as a method of creating web pages,
rather a transport medium for returning Word formated html docs back in to
standard Word doc's.

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Dabbler - 26 Oct 2005 14:35 GMT

Thanks lost in space. I'm not trying to put an image of a form online, I'm
trying to put the content of a grant application online so users can fill it
in online. I have posted a query to the Actobat forum but haven't heard back
yet. I know of people who use Word to create web pages instead of Frontpage
or Dreamweaver, although the html generated is pretty messy. But I'm still
looking for someone who can direct me to a discussion of how to capture this
information online from a Word form.

Thanks again.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dabbler" <>
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> rather a transport medium for returning Word formated html docs back in to
> standard Word doc's.

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lostinspace - 26 Oct 2005 20:45 GMT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dabbler" <>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.web.authoring
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: word document to online form?

> Thanks lost in space. I'm not trying to put an image of a form online, I'm
> trying to put the content of a grant application online so users can fill
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>> to
>> standard Word doc's.

Html Form data is "best and most secure" returned to the webmaster through a
server side (cgi) script.
In both Word and FP you may use an email addy for the data capture.

In the previous google that I provided, this may be the simpliest for you to
understand:
http://www.htmlhelp.com/faq/html/forms.html
2. How do I get the form mailed to me?
10.2 http://www.htmlhelp.com/faq/html/forms.html#mailto-form

BTW, there is rarely any discussion in this NG.
Word users appear with inquiries in the broadest of ranges.
From simple misunderstandings of path statements to images and all the way
up to and including the use of server side VBA, and then the person who made
the inquiry disappears into cyberspace.

If your interested in "html forms"?
You may view the google groups archives and add or reply to any existing
threads (hopefully you won't mention Word or FP which most webamsters
despise) with the same search I used on normal google:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=html%2Bforms

Over 5.5 million returns for you to pick your flavor from :-))

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