Charles
Thu Mar 23 11:50:45 CST 2006
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/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.
Do not use anything from the Controls Toolbox; use the Forms Toolbar only.
There is a button on that toolbar that lets you protect your document for
forms.
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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Broken man" <Brokenman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I would like to create a form that can be filled in on screen and printed.
> This form will consist of date, name, time etc. at the top. In the body of
> the form there will be a table. How do I open a blank template (when I
> click
> File|New I am only given the option of a Blank document, XML Doc, Web
> Page,
> From existing doc.) I have tried saving as a template, but that still
> doesen't seem to allow me to protect the form.
> Also every time I try creating a frame for the top info, it moves my text
> around, I've turned off the grid lines but it still happens. Who would of
> thought that creating a form would be so frustrating. Oh yeah I'm using
> Word
> 2003. Any other hints, or warnings about other problems I may encounter
> (once
> I can get started) would be greatly appreciated.