Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations MikeeOK on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
Microsoft Word 97 Template
- Thread starter chubby
- Start date
Storyteller
Instructor
Hello chubby,
You can accomplish what you want by creating your document and a "Form" then saving it as a "Template".
To create a "Form" you have to have your "Form Toolbar" open. <View><Toolbars> select <Form>.
Then add the appropriate text and "Form fields". The one step many people forget is to "Lock" the form. There is a button on the "Form Toolbar" that you click on.
Then <File><Save> change <File Type> to <Template>.
If you have End Users who are sneaky you could always password protect the document to prevent any tampering.
Hope this helps
Michael
Microsoft Office 2000 Master Instructor
You can accomplish what you want by creating your document and a "Form" then saving it as a "Template".
To create a "Form" you have to have your "Form Toolbar" open. <View><Toolbars> select <Form>.
Then add the appropriate text and "Form fields". The one step many people forget is to "Lock" the form. There is a button on the "Form Toolbar" that you click on.
Then <File><Save> change <File Type> to <Template>.
If you have End Users who are sneaky you could always password protect the document to prevent any tampering.
Hope this helps
Michael
Microsoft Office 2000 Master Instructor
- Thread starter
- #3
It worked perfectly, your instruction was so easy to follow thanks a million. I just have one more question. Is there anyway to lock the text so it won't move when typing?
Example:
First Name ________________ Last Name _________________
Restrict these fields to twenty characters each, so the titles will not move when typing in those restricted name fields?
Chubby
Example:
First Name ________________ Last Name _________________
Restrict these fields to twenty characters each, so the titles will not move when typing in those restricted name fields?
Chubby
Storyteller
Instructor
Hello Chubby,
I'm glad to hear it worked for you.
What I would do is use tabs to set up the first and last name areas. Then insert the "Text Form Field" after each one. You can set the properties of the form field by clicking on the "Form Field Options" button, it will become active once you have placed a field.
You can set the properties of the field from a minimum of 0 to a max of unlimited with regards to text.
If you are not comfortable with Tabs, the form toolbar also has an "Insert Table" button, just make sure not to format any of the lines of the table.
Good Luck,
Michael
Microsoft Office 2000 Master Instructor
I'm glad to hear it worked for you.
What I would do is use tabs to set up the first and last name areas. Then insert the "Text Form Field" after each one. You can set the properties of the form field by clicking on the "Form Field Options" button, it will become active once you have placed a field.
You can set the properties of the field from a minimum of 0 to a max of unlimited with regards to text.
If you are not comfortable with Tabs, the form toolbar also has an "Insert Table" button, just make sure not to format any of the lines of the table.
Good Luck,
Michael
Microsoft Office 2000 Master Instructor
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
- Question