Excel Template Wizard?

[D]

Hey guys- I am looking for a way to take a form/template (dont know the
difference) and use that for my data entry. The fields on the form would be
'linked' so to speak to the corresponding cells in my worksheet grid, and
vice versa. Everyone seems to think this is difficult to do. HOWEVER-

I found this in the help section in Excel, and am wondering if anyone has
any experience with it and doing what I need done?
"Using the Excel Template Wizard This wizard links cells in your form
template to fields in a database, so that data entered using the form can be
stored automatically as database records when users save copies of the form.
The database can be a list on an Excel worksheet, a Microsoft Access
database, or any of several supported database types."

It sounds as if this wizard will do what I need done, yet, no one seems to
know about it. Does anyone have experience with this who can tell me a
little more about it? I also need to use my form for viewing my records on
my worksheet as well as printing them out.
Thanks
D

 

[AlfD]

Hi!

The data entry form at Data>Form will do this kind of thing if you
data area is compact and you want the new entry appended at th
bottom.

Al

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Take a look here:


Creating a data entry form with the Excel Template Wizard:

http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?AssetID=HA01034650103
3&CTT=4&Origin=CH010716201033

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

As you say, once in the database, the data isn't in Excel.

While I believe the template wizard does offer some functionality, I don't
personally like it because you don't really know what it is doing.

One thing you can do is put your headers in row1 of a new sheet starting in
A1. Make them bold

Then select A1 and do Data=>form . . .

(If you get a message that Excel can't find you data, just click OK. )

and you will get a form. You can add data and look at existing data with
this.

enter data in the boxes and then click on the down arrow and you sheet will
be updated with the values you entered in the form.

If you have existing data, you can use the scroll box to look at one record
at a time.

I believe it is limited to 32 columns.

 

[D]

Hmmm- I got excited about this until I tried it- it's telling me I have too
many columns for a form. I have well over 50 columns. Is there another
solution here???
D

 

[AlfD]

Hi!

You might try "splitting" your table and using multiple input forms.

Data>Form picks up fields contiguous to the selected cell. So a blan
column determines the number of fields shown.

Blocks of, say, 12 could be manageable. Make sure headings are in row
and that blank columns really are blank.

I would suggest a macro approach to "showing" the forms, eithe
individually or seriatim.

Al

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

I believe it is limited to 32 columns.

I did state the limit was 32

John Walkenbach has an "improved" data form. You can use it for free. If
you want the source code, I think it is $20.

4th item on this page:

http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/files/general.htm

 

[AlfD]

Hi Tom!

I did state the limit was 32

You did: but you need to be more precise: that is the limit for a form,
not for a worksheet.

You can have more than one form available on the same sheet and, so
long as they are not individually bigger than 32 fields, their
cumulative weight is clearly not so limited. I've used it up to 60
fields (one table of 32 fields and one of 28). I haven't tried to find
its limits in terms of numbers of forms or total number of fields. I
would guess there is a limit on forms.

Alf