Templates

[Guest]

I have a current doucument saved as a template. I would like to write
directly over this document without changing it. For example write such
things as name and date, over lines. How do I do this?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

"Document" and "Template" are terms of art in Word. You get a template from
a document by using File > Save As and choosing document template as the
file type. You get a document from a template by using File > New and
choosing the template on which to base your document. I suspect that what
you are desiring 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. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm.

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.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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[Guest]

Thank you for your reply! What I need to do however is to use an existing
document as a form. I would litteraly like to be able to type directly over
it for example. Name:____________ > Name: John Smith but with the underline
still present. Is this possible to do? Any help is apreciated.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You have to move it into the background. Right now, what happens when you
try to type on the form?
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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