Spell Checking in Forms

[Guest]

I've created a form in Word 2000 that contains both check boxes and text boxes. The form must be locked for users to use the check boxes, but once it's locked, the spell check icon greys out, so users are not able to spell check their entries in the text boxes. Since these forms are used by management for employee reviews, spell check is a must. How do I enable spell check for the text entries while still maintaining the functionality and integrity of the form?

 

[Bill Foley]

It can be done with a macro. Check out the following:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SpellcheckProtectDoc.htm

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Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
www.pttinc.com
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I've created a form in Word 2000 that contains both check boxes and text

boxes. The form must be locked for users to use the check boxes, but once
it's locked, the spell check icon greys out, so users are not able to spell
check their entries in the text boxes. Since these forms are used by
management for employee reviews, spell check is a must. How do I enable
spell check for the text entries while still maintaining the functionality
and integrity of the form?

 

[Joel]

Create a Macro to perform this function for you. Here is
the Microsoft Support Site so you can look for yourself.
It tells you exactly what you need to put in the macro.
The site is http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;191028. Hope this solves your problems.

-----Original Message-----
I've created a form in Word 2000 that contains both check

boxes and text boxes. The form must be locked for users to
use the check boxes, but once it's locked, the spell check
icon greys out, so users are not able to spell check their
entries in the text boxes. Since these forms are used by
management for employee reviews, spell check is a must.
How do I enable spell check for the text entries while
still maintaining the functionality and integrity of the
form?

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Bill. I did find that article, but I can't follow it. I'm a tech writer, not a programmer and I don't understand all that code...page after page, some text in green (why?!), some in blue, some in orange, and no legend to explain what the different colors are for. Do I have to insert multiple pages of code just so the users can perform spell check within the form? Any help is much appreciated!

 

[Bill Foley]

All you have to do is to copy the code on the web page, open your form,
unprotect it, press ALT-F11 to enter to the Visual basic Editor window,
click "Insert", "Module", click CTRL-V to paste in the code.

To run, click "Tools", "Macro", "Macros", select your macro, then click
"Run". You can easily create a new toolbar and add the macro to an icon on
this ttolbar so it is always available.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

Thanks, Bill. I did find that article, but I can't follow it. I'm a tech

writer, not a programmer and I don't understand all that code...page
after page, some text in green (why?!), some in blue, some in orange, and no
legend to explain what the different colors are for. Do I have to insert
multiple pages of code just so the users can perform spell check within the
form? Any help is much appreciated!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the step-by-step, Bill. That's exactly what I needed.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Step-by-step also available in these articles:

What do I do with macros sent to me by other newsgroup readers to help me
out?
I don't know how to install them and put them to use
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CreateAMacro.htm

Idiots Guide to Installing Macros
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Excellent! Thanks, Suzanne.