Word text field automation question

[Guest]

I need help trying to figure out how to do something in Word 2002. I have a
form that I am trying to automate. I have a dropdown list with selections
for all of my local courthouses and one selection is for out-of-county
courthouses.

What I want to happen is if the form user selects one of the local
courthouses, that selection will display but if the form user selects
"out-of-county courthouse" I want the dropdown list to disappear or become
hidden and activate 2 or 3 text fields where the form user would type in the
out-of-county court information.

I also want the results of this to duplicate in one other location on
another page of this document. It is a 3-page form.

I hope somebody can help me with this. Thanks in advance.

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hello Roger

I need help trying to figure out how to do something in Word 2002. I have a
form that I am trying to automate. I have a dropdown list with selections
for all of my local courthouses and one selection is for out-of-county
courthouses.

What I want to happen is if the form user selects one of the local
courthouses, that selection will display but if the form user selects
"out-of-county courthouse" I want the dropdown list to disappear or become
hidden and activate 2 or 3 text fields where the form user would type in the
out-of-county court information.

I also want the results of this to duplicate in one other location on
another page of this document. It is a 3-page form.

One way to achieve this is to use a dedicated style for the part which
might become hidded. You then create a macro which sets the "hidden"
font property of this style. Then you assign the macro to the OnExit
thingy of the "out-of country courthouse" dropdown.

If you have trouble with the VBA stuff, your best bet might be a .vba
group (.beginners?).

HTH
Robert