Forms

[Guest]

I want to create standard letters to be saved as global templates in my
office - is it ok to use the forms option for this, or is there a better way
to create these?

Further, I want to secure a line at Line No 9.2 but have a form data box
above it which I don't appear to be able to stop expanding, nor do I seem
able to 'lock' the line at 9.2.

Can I secure a line at 9.2 which will not move despite what is above it?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Not sure what you mean by 9.2 but assume you must mean 9.2 inches or 9.2 cm.

The term global template is not applicable here. A global template, as that
term is generally used, is a template that contains macros, toolbars, or
AutoText available in all documents. I suspect you mean a workgroup document
template. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new
dialog, and locations of templates folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.

What you are apparently talking about is what Word calls an "online form."
Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles. Those articles will show you how to lock
things in place. The usual method is to put the fields in either fixed-size
table cells or in frames.

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Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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