Inserting a tick (check) in front of selective text

Hi,
Please could i ask some advise on a small project that temporarily has me
stumped.

My intention is provide a a userform that is filled with labelled checkboxes.

The label captions match words already present in a word doc arranged in two
columns.

I wish to use vba code to allow the user to check the required checkboxes on
the userform and on hitting the command button, a tick(check) or some other
symbol be placed infront of the coresponding word in the document BUT with
the text not moving to the right to make way for the tick symbol.

Although the words in the doc are arranged in columns they are tabbed in
place. I would prefer not to use columns in the doc for various reasons but
if needs must........

Any suggestions as to how I should proceed.? I just seem to be getting more
and more complicated solutions (that dont work) to what is probably a simple
problem.

Many thanks
Gem_man

Charles
Tue Dec 13 17:02:17 CST 2005

Add another two columns in your table to hold the check marks. You can turn
off the borders or some of the borders so that these are not obvious as
additional columns.
--
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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"Gem_man" <Gemman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Please could i ask some advise on a small project that temporarily has me
> stumped.
>
> My intention is provide a a userform that is filled with labelled
> checkboxes.
>
> The label captions match words already present in a word doc arranged in
> two
> columns.
>
> I wish to use vba code to allow the user to check the required checkboxes
> on
> the userform and on hitting the command button, a tick(check) or some
> other
> symbol be placed infront of the coresponding word in the document BUT with
> the text not moving to the right to make way for the tick symbol.
>
> Although the words in the doc are arranged in columns they are tabbed in
> place. I would prefer not to use columns in the doc for various reasons
> but
> if needs must........
>
> Any suggestions as to how I should proceed.? I just seem to be getting
> more
> and more complicated solutions (that dont work) to what is probably a
> simple
> problem.
>
> Many thanks
> Gem_man

Gemman
Tue Dec 13 17:15:03 CST 2005

Hi Charles,

Thanks for your reply. If I was going to add colulms to that section, how
would I programatically ensure that the check mark goes in front of the
correct word?

I figured that columns would compliate this process.

Any assistance would be gratefully reveived.

Regards
Gem_man

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

> Add another two columns in your table to hold the check marks. You can turn
> off the borders or some of the borders so that these are not obvious as
> additional columns.
> --
> 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!
> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>
> "Gem_man" <Gemman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:20341A5A-3F2C-42AE-97D9-F35CC08E4B27@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > Please could i ask some advise on a small project that temporarily has me
> > stumped.
> >
> > My intention is provide a a userform that is filled with labelled
> > checkboxes.
> >
> > The label captions match words already present in a word doc arranged in
> > two
> > columns.
> >
> > I wish to use vba code to allow the user to check the required checkboxes
> > on
> > the userform and on hitting the command button, a tick(check) or some
> > other
> > symbol be placed infront of the coresponding word in the document BUT with
> > the text not moving to the right to make way for the tick symbol.
> >
> > Although the words in the doc are arranged in columns they are tabbed in
> > place. I would prefer not to use columns in the doc for various reasons
> > but
> > if needs must........
> >
> > Any suggestions as to how I should proceed.? I just seem to be getting
> > more
> > and more complicated solutions (that dont work) to what is probably a
> > simple
> > problem.
> >
> > Many thanks
> > Gem_man
>
>
>

Charles
Tue Dec 13 18:29:37 CST 2005

I would go to the word and back up a column. I would suggest that you try to
write / record some code and then post problems you have.
--
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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"Gem_man" <Gemman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E14F681D-D5BC-47BF-B3C5-6667DC7D02B4@microsoft.com...
> Hi Charles,
>
> Thanks for your reply. If I was going to add colulms to that section, how
> would I programatically ensure that the check mark goes in front of the
> correct word?
>
> I figured that columns would compliate this process.
>
> Any assistance would be gratefully reveived.
>
> Regards
> Gem_man
>
> "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
>
>> Add another two columns in your table to hold the check marks. You can
>> turn
>> off the borders or some of the borders so that these are not obvious as
>> additional columns.
>> --
>> 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!
>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>>
>> "Gem_man" <Gemman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:20341A5A-3F2C-42AE-97D9-F35CC08E4B27@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > Please could i ask some advise on a small project that temporarily has
>> > me
>> > stumped.
>> >
>> > My intention is provide a a userform that is filled with labelled
>> > checkboxes.
>> >
>> > The label captions match words already present in a word doc arranged
>> > in
>> > two
>> > columns.
>> >
>> > I wish to use vba code to allow the user to check the required
>> > checkboxes
>> > on
>> > the userform and on hitting the command button, a tick(check) or some
>> > other
>> > symbol be placed infront of the coresponding word in the document BUT
>> > with
>> > the text not moving to the right to make way for the tick symbol.
>> >
>> > Although the words in the doc are arranged in columns they are tabbed
>> > in
>> > place. I would prefer not to use columns in the doc for various reasons
>> > but
>> > if needs must........
>> >
>> > Any suggestions as to how I should proceed.? I just seem to be getting
>> > more
>> > and more complicated solutions (that dont work) to what is probably a
>> > simple
>> > problem.
>> >
>> > Many thanks
>> > Gem_man
>>
>>
>>