What are (advantages/disadvantages) between Template & Form use?

[Guest]

I am trying to decide If I should use a Template or a Form for a document
that needs to be used by multiple people to enter in information in response
to questions.

I have been using a Form, but when I have it password protected (locked)
spell check is not available for the form entries.

I would like to lock the form so that it cannot be changed, but I would like
to make the fields able to be spell checked.

Any suggestions?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

From the spelling.grammar FAQ:

4. How can I spell-check protected forms
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SpellcheckProtectDoc.htm

So, if that is your only problem, you can solve it.

Generally, forms should be based on templates. A template is a pattern
document (basically) which can be a protected form. You create a new
document based on the template using File > New or by double-clicking on the
template. This avoids the problem of people making changes and overwriting
your basic 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 talking about as a form 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.

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]

Very helpful, Thank-you very much!