"Click here to insert data in a form in Word 2000"

[Guest]

I have a form in Word 2000 that requires the insertion of data in specific
places. For example: ... This proposal to build a warehouse using plans
developed by ___________________________pages_______ of__________and
dated_________________and revised_____________. Site plans
by________________________pages___________of___________dated_________
and so on. I have seen electronic forms that have a shaded area that say
(click here to insert data) and you simply click and type the information
and it is inserted (underlined) in the appreopriate place. How do I do this?
Or, is there a simple way to insert this information in these spaces?
Thank you in advance for your help

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There are basically two ways to do this. If you use MacroButton fields (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/UsingMacroButton.htm) the document
remains an ordinary Word document; other parts of it can be edited freely,
and users have all the usual formatting options. If you create a protected
form, users can enter data only in the form fields you have provided, and
many of Word's features are disabled even in unprotected sections of the
document; for more on protected forms, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

This answer is excellent! Thank you very much.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

But it's not an answer: it's a question!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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