Word 2007 forms...

[Guest]

Does Word 2007 allow users to do forms as easily as 2003? I can't find it. I
used to be able to go to View-Toolbars-Forms and use the form toolbar. How
can I do text form fields and checkboxes, drop downs, etc. in 2007??

Thanks!

 

[Patrick Schmid]

Office button, Word Options, Personalize, activate Show Developer tab in
the Ribbon. Click OK.
Now you can find the Forms control on the Developer Tab, Controls group.

Patrick Schmid

 

[Patrick Schmid]

Office button, Word Options, Personalize, activate Show Developer tab in
the Ribbon. Click OK.
Now you can find the Forms control on the Developer Tab, Controls group.

Patrick Schmid

 

[Guest]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH...

Office button, Word Options, Personalize, activate Show Developer tab in
the Ribbon. Click OK.
Now you can find the Forms control on the Developer Tab, Controls group.

Patrick Schmid

 

[Guest]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH...

Office button, Word Options, Personalize, activate Show Developer tab in
the Ribbon. Click OK.
Now you can find the Forms control on the Developer Tab, Controls group.

Patrick Schmid

 

[Guest]

Thank you. I see useful features under that menu besides the "legacy" forms
toolbar I was missing. Thanks again for bringing it to my attention.

Doug

 

[Guest]

Thank you. I see useful features under that menu besides the "legacy" forms
toolbar I was missing. Thanks again for bringing it to my attention.

Doug

 

[Guest]

In previous version of word when I inserted fill-in form fields in tables it
was possible for the user to tab from on entry to the next entry in the table.
When I use either the Rich text or plain text entry fields the tab is
interpreted as data and doesn't move the user to the next data entry. What
am I missing?
Dan

 

[Stefan Blom]

You can use the up/down arrow keys instead.

Alternatively, create form fields as in previous versions; you can add them
via the Legacy Tools button in the Controls group.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[Guest]

Can I get more detailed instructions ? I can't find "personalize" when I go
to Word options. And when I can add things to the "ribbon"... they are
shaded and I can't click on them to do anything. Is there any detailed
information somewhere about how to work Forms in Word 2007 ?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Display the Developer tab by checking the "Show Developer tab in the Ribbon"
option in Office button | Word Options, Popular category. Then you can click
the Developer tab. In the Controls group, click the Legacy Tools button, and
there you'll see the familiar buttons to insert form fields.

To protect the document, click Protect Document (also on the Devloper tab),
and click Restrict Formatting and Editing. You'll see the task pane as in
Word 2003.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[Guest]

I have several Word 2003 forms, and save them as my client account. I often
need to go back and edit or make changes from form to forms. I use to just
unlock the form edit the formatting and move on. I can't seem to be able to
do the same with Word 2007... I open my legacy documents, everything works
fine: form fields, drop down menus, check until I unprotect it to make
modifications... When I secure the document again, then none of the form
fields work, and I can't jump from one field to the next. If I double click
of a field, it open up as to create a new one... What am I missing? Thanks.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Add the Lock command from the All Commands section to the QAT. This works in
much the same way as the Lock command on the old Forms toolbar. If you still
have access to Word 2003 - see also
http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

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[cje]

Hello, this information has been very helpful to me but I am stuck at the
Controls group. I do not have a Legacy Tools button in my controls group on
the Developer tab. We just upgraded to Office 2007 and I inherited a form
that was developed in 2003. We have having problems with the font. It is
causing part of the name entered on the form to be truncated. Everything is
greyed out and I can't figure out how to change the font. Can you provide
some guidance? Thank you.

 

[Stefan Blom]

You will have to unprotect the form before you can change its properties.
Display the Restrict Formatting and Editing pane, for example via Developer
tab | Protect Document | Restrict Formatting and Editing. Click the Stop
Protection button. After you've unprotected the form, you should be able to
access the options in the Controls group, as well as change the formatting
applied to the form field.

 

[cje]

I followed all these steps and was able to get to where I needed to be. I
did run into a problem when I got to the 'stop protection' button and that is
that is asked for a password. Apparently this form was password protected
when it was developed. The developer is no longer with the company and so
far I have found no one that knows the password so it looks like I can't
change anything. Do you know if there's any way to find out what the
password is? Thanks so much!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If it's an ordinary protected form, you can remove the protection by using
Insert | File to insert it into a new blank document.

 

[Chris W]

Another option for finding commands for things such as adding text fields is
this:
I think the solution to everyone's issue with finding commands is this:

1. Right-click on the "HOME" tab.
2. Select "CUSTOMIZE QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR"
3. In the new window under "Choose Commands From:" drop down menu select
"ALL COMMANDS"
4.You will see a list of all commands. Scroll down to the command you want
to add and highlight it or double click.
5. Click "ADD" button.
6. Your command button will now reside on the top toolbar.

Note: there are some commands that are not directly accessible from the
standard toolbar menus, so this may help you find the ones you need for your
document development.

 

[Pam]

This was very helpful. Thanks so much!!!

Office button, Word Options, Personalize, activate Show Developer tab in
the Ribbon. Click OK.
Now you can find the Forms control on the Developer Tab, Controls group.

Patrick Schmid