Re: Creating a Word Template

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First: Apologies for the misdirected post. I haven't been on here for awhile
and everything got changed around a lot. :p

Second: Thanks for the info.

[reference of "report" means the template; reference of "book" means end
product]

Though I am very familiar with merge documents and referencing fields...my
goal is to still have the initial information drawn from the user prior to
the user going through the report. The report is pretty complex as it is and
there is no completing it with a click of a button. Each report has to be
customized for each site once they order the book. But each report has the
basic information (e.g. Site name, address, phone #'s, owner names, etc.
etc.). However, the first time each field appears varies on different pages
(template is 52 pages - book can be anywhere from 52-60 pages).

I'm still new to VBA (I learned on the fly for a complex Excel workbook, but
haven't used it yet with Word), so I am open to incorporating VBA if
necessary. I'm trying to avoid that only because the users have different
OSs (newer) than mine.

What would be the best way to accomplish my goal?

TIA,
~Sarr

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

> Using a data form is a mailmerge function not a vba (visual basic for
> applications) problem.
>
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/CreateAMailMerge.htm and
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/CreateADataSource.htm may help. Note
> that the data form must be located where everyone using your template can
> find it.
>
> On the other hand, if you simply want to repeat what is entered once
> elsewhere in a document, you don't want a mailmerge or a data form, you want
> to repeat data.
>
> From the FAQ
>
> 19. How can I enter something once in a document and have it repeat
> elsewhere?
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm
>
> --
> 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.
>
> "Sarrina" <Sarrina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A4B040B6-B088-427B-A52D-3D7F0D0E9DDF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Good Morning.
> >
> > This is probably a stupid question - but for some reason, I can't seem to
> > troubleshoot my way out of it (and it's probably an easy fix that I'm
> > overlooking...)
> >
> > I had created a report/book for a few users. Not quite template material,
> > but I am now finding time to revisit it to make things easier for the
> > user.
> > So...I'm revamping the template to add new features,
> > explanations/comments,
> > drop down lists, references, and last but not least - the area of my
> > trouble:
> > a data form.
> >
> > Since several fields repeats itself throughout the entire report (e.g.
> > SiteName is entered @ 30 times throughout), I figure a data form would be
> > the
> > easiest to draw out a few things from the user...right?
> >
> > Well...here's my downfall:
> >
> > Everytime I link the document for the data form to the main document - it
> > doesn't seem to recognize the fields and picks up the full document and I
> > get
> > the "field and record deliminator" box. Seems that no matter what I do -
> > I
> > can't get past this bump.
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > TIA,
> > Sarr
>
>
>
.

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