Re: template with editable and non-editable areas

A form field will accept far more than a row of characters. Have you
actually tried using this? Please read Dian Chapman's articles, at least the
first one.
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Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Paul" <holtz6398@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for taking the time to reply. As far as I can see, the form inserts
> small rectangles that only allows 4 characters.
> My "form" basically consists of almost the whole page. Does that mean one
> has to click on the "ab" box 10x per row to add an editable area? None of
> the tutorial links showed a possibility of turning such a large area into
> a form. It seems a rather complicated procedure when converting such a
> large area into an editable area.
> Regards
> Paul
> Charles Kenyon wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> You could use one or more form fields inside a border for your boxed area
>> or you could use a separate section for your boxed area. Word 2003 has
>> some other options but the entire document becomes uneditable when opened
>> in an earlier version.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>


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