Populate Fields Automaticall

[Matthewjd]

I'm trying to create a new form template. I've added a number of control
boxes for data that needs to be selected. What I can't figure out is how to
create a field for the user's name that is filled in automatically when the
template file is opened. One of the MS Word 2007 letter templates has this
feature, and I'd like to incorporate it.

Is there a way to do this without coding?

Thanks

 

[Jay Freedman]

Content controls that work that way are "mapped" to XML in the document
file. To make your own mapped controls, download the add-in from
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Mapped_Content_Control.htm.

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Microsoft Word MVP
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[Matthewjd]

Thanks, I have it working well now.

Lastly, I'd like to add a picture control. Ideally, clicking on it would
open the folder on our server that contained the signature file for everyone.
Is that possible? It seems to be that you can only link to your "pictures"
folder on the specific computer.

 

[Jay Freedman]

You can insert a picture into a content control from any folder that's
available to you. What you apparently cannot do is change the folder
that the dialog starts in.

Once the dialog is open, use the left side of the dialog to navigate
to any other folder, or type the path directly into the address bar at
the top. Once you get to the folder that contains the signatures, you
can add that location to the list of folders on the left -- exactly
how you do that depends on what Windows version you're using, but it
generally involves right-clicking something in the left pane. Each
user will have to do that once; afterward, it's one click to get to
the signatures after the dialog opens.

Another possibility is to create a custom building-block gallery
content control containing just the signatures -- see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Buiild_Employ_Custom_BB_Gallery.htm.

 

[Matthewjd]

Thanks!