document tracking

[cindy]

Can anyone tell me how I enable the dialog box that
requests the User to "Please enter your user name" when
they open a word document? I would like to use it in
conjunction with the tracking option?

thanks for your help - Cindy

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

Place an AutoOpen macro in the document containing the following command:

Dialogs(wdDialogToolsOptionsUserInfo).Show

Note however, if the user has the Macro Security level set to High it will
not run and if it is set to Medium, they may disable the macro.

--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Cindy]

Thanks Doug-
That's what I need...now..couple more things:
I created the macro -but I do not know how to do
the "AutoOpen" piece - I could not find that as an
option/setting. Is that done with another line of code?
If so could you share that.. thanks

Also, are there optional UserInfo dialog boxes? - is
there a short version without the address section? If
not this will work!!!!!!

Can we set something so they cannot disable this macro,
so they can't cancel it.

The file will be on the server... and a shortcut will be
placed on all workstations startup menus. We are trying
to use this as a communication tool in a law enforcement
office. Daily/shift updates will be posted on this -
each officer/dispatcher will see it as soon as they
login - and should post to it at the end of the day. We
are planning to turn on tracking so user submittals are
identified... The users share PCs, since they are staffed
24/7 - so we are looking for a way to identify user
rather then PC name.
I think this will work - any other ideas that might be
better?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME!!!

Cindy

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

With the document active, from the Tools menu, select Macro and then Macros
and in the Macro name: control of the Macros dialog, type AutoOpen, then in
the Macros in: control, select the document and then click on the Create
button. This will open the Visual Basic Editor and you will see:

Sub AutoOpen()
'
' AutoOpen Macro
' Macro created [Date] by [You]
'

End Sub

Insert the line of code that I gave you before the End Sub.

If you only wanted to display a control for the user to enter their name,
use the following code:

Application.UserName = InputBox("Please enter your name", "Name")

There is nothing that you can do to prevent the user from disabling macros.
--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Guest]

Thanks Doug - This will be perfect!!!!
Cindy

-----Original Message-----
With the document active, from the Tools menu, select Macro and then Macros
and in the Macro name: control of the Macros dialog, type AutoOpen, then in
the Macros in: control, select the document and then click on the Create
button. This will open the Visual Basic Editor and you will see:

Sub AutoOpen()
'
' AutoOpen Macro
' Macro created [Date] by [You]
'

End Sub

Insert the line of code that I gave you before the End Sub.

If you only wanted to display a control for the user to enter their name,
use the following code:

Application.UserName = InputBox("Please enter your name", "Name")

There is nothing that you can do to prevent the user from disabling macros.
--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Thanks Doug-
That's what I need...now..couple more things:
I created the macro -but I do not know how to do
the "AutoOpen" piece - I could not find that as an
option/setting. Is that done with another line of code?
If so could you share that.. thanks

Also, are there optional UserInfo dialog boxes? - is
there a short version without the address section? If
not this will work!!!!!!

Can we set something so they cannot disable this macro,
so they can't cancel it.

The file will be on the server... and a shortcut will be
placed on all workstations startup menus. We are trying
to use this as a communication tool in a law enforcement
office. Daily/shift updates will be posted on this -
each officer/dispatcher will see it as soon as they
login - and should post to it at the end of the day. We
are planning to turn on tracking so user submittals are
identified... The users share PCs, since they are staffed
24/7 - so we are looking for a way to identify user
rather then PC name.
I think this will work - any other ideas that might be
better?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME!!!

Cindy
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