Re: Author selects dropdown menu option result = paragraph include
From: Graham Mayor (gmayor_at_DELETECAPSmvps.org)
Date: 09/27/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:47:09 +0100
You can include pages of text in autotext entries - not merely 'words'.
See http://www.gmayor.com/SelectFile.htm
-- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Major Artery wrote: > I think after careful form design its going to have to be access or > something then. I only have students and teachers so was hoping to > get away with not needing the database stuff. The "auto text" reply > given by another contributer is ok for words but i need paragraphs of > text to be included as standard text on selection of certain dropdown > boxes. eg you have chosen........ which means...... > not easy for the buget business to design your own back office but i > will > give it a go. > > "Word Heretic" wrote: > >> G'day Major Artery <MajorArtery@discussions.microsoft.com>, >> >> VBA or sensible form design. I'd suggest the latter. >> >> Steve Hudson - Word Heretic >> Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com >> >> steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) >> >> >> Major Artery reckoned: >> >>> Hi everyone this is my first post. >>> I have a particular document/letter/report that i often write . It >>> has lots of standard text and some bits which are dependant on who >>> i am sending it to. eg if the person is employed then a certain >>> block of text has to go in, if they are unemployed another...if >>> aged X then.....and so on. I dont want to have a seperate document >>> for each as there are lots of other choices. The document is given >>> after i have interviewed the person and will contain my >>> reccomendations about what product & services would be suitable >>> which leads to blocks to a need to include text detailing certain >>> product & services features. I would like the document to contain >>> answers to some of the standard questions which i asked as a record >>> for the client and I. >>> so far i have a document template that has drop down boxes and also >>> text boxes which i then referback to later in the document using >>> the bookmark tool (eg the persons name) It also has text which i >>> delete if it is not applicable. >>> Is there a way getting a paragraph to appear later in the document >>> when a certain option is seleted from a dropdown menu as i want to >>> put some more dropdowns in the interview answers section. >>> Any help would be much appreciated, ive taken a look at the >>> property boxes of combos and such like but the view code in visual >>> basic is completely out of my abililities - i hope that i wont need >>> to go there..... (Bonus marks available... It would also be nice to >>> have text boxes with the shadow on the screen but not in the final >>> print.....)
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