Forms

In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and
especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.

mcp6453 wrote:
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which
the form text is locked or protected such that the only information
that can be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we
want by creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it
fillable with the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such
bloatware that we would love to be able to stay in Word for the whole
process.

Have a look at this tutorial series:

Please Fill Out This Form
Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22

Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46

Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119

Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127

Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
better records!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Jay Freedman wrote:

mcp6453 wrote:
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which
the form text is locked or protected such that the only information
that can be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we
want by creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it
fillable with the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such
bloatware that we would love to be able to stay in Word for the whole
process.

Have a look at this tutorial series:

Please Fill Out This Form
Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22

Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46

Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119

Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127

Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
better records!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org


Excellent. Thanks.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and
especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.


Thanks, Suzanne!

What you are talking about 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/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"mcp6453" wrote in message
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In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.

You're late to the party, Charles.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
What you are talking about 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/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially
Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"mcp6453" wrote in message
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In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.

I'm using OE and for some reason it is not downloading all the new messages
even though that is the instruction. I will often get responses without the
original post, other times posts without interim responses. Frustrating.
(Your post of 9/1 just showed up today.)
--

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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You're late to the party, Charles.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
What you are talking about 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/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially
Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which
the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that
can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable
with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we
would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.

I'm using OE and for some reason it is not downloading all the new messages
even though that is the instruction. I will often get responses without the
original post, other times posts without interim responses. Frustrating.
(Your post of 9/1 just showed up today.)
--

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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You're late to the party, Charles.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
What you are talking about 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/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially
Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which
the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that
can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable
with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we
would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.

I'm using OE and for some reason it is not downloading all the new messages
even though that is the instruction. I will often get responses without the
original post, other times posts without interim responses. Frustrating.
(Your post of 9/1 just showed up today.)
--

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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You're late to the party, Charles.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
What you are talking about 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/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially
Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000, what is the best way to create a fill-in form in which
the
form text is locked or protected such that the only information that
can
be filled is the text fields? We presently get the result we want by
creating a form in Word, printing it to PDF, and making it fillable
with
the full version of Acrobat, but Acrobat is such bloatware that we
would
love to be able to stay in Word for the whole process.