Can I get a document containing ActiveX Controls to load faster?

[ClareGo]

Hi,

I've created a document/form containing several (about 50) ActiveX controls.
It currently takes about 30 seconds to open. Is there any way I can modify
the document so that it opens up faster?

Thanks for any advice!

Clare

 

[Jonathan West]

Hi,

I've created a document/form containing several (about 50) ActiveX
controls.
It currently takes about 30 seconds to open. Is there any way I can modify
the document so that it opens up faster?

Thanks for any advice!

I suspect that the answer will be to find a way of doing without the ActiveX
controls. Which ones are you using, and what are you trying to achieve with
them?

 

[ClareGo]

Hi Jonathan,

I've used the ActiveX controls in Word 2007 as I'm trying to create a
document/form containing several checkboxes that the user can easily click in
to select. (I'm not a programmer myself, so there may well be a better way to
do this.) I just want the user to be able to (easily) click in each relevant
checkbox, save/rename the document, and email it back to us (manually).

Any advice? If you can think of a more efficient way of doing this, I'd love
to hear it!

Thanks,
Clare

 

[Jonathan West]

Hi Jonathan,

I've used the ActiveX controls in Word 2007 as I'm trying to create a
document/form containing several checkboxes that the user can easily click
in
to select. (I'm not a programmer myself, so there may well be a better way
to
do this.) I just want the user to be able to (easily) click in each
relevant
checkbox, save/rename the document, and email it back to us (manually).

Any advice? If you can think of a more efficient way of doing this, I'd
love
to hear it!

The following series of articles may be of interest to you.Although it was
written for an earlier version of Word, the capabilities are still there -
you just have to look in a different place for the various buttons

Please Fill Out This Form
Create professional-looking forms in Word.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22


Please Fill Out This Form, Part 2
Adding automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46

Please Fill Out This Form, Part 3
Learn more about VBA macros to automate your form.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119


Please Fill Out This Form, Part 4
Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127


Please Fill Out This Form, Part 5
How to link your Word autoform to a database.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136

Probably just parts 1 & maybe 2 will be sufficient for your needs.

 

[ClareGo]

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for the info. It was helpful but I'm afraid I may be stuck with the
Active X Controls. When I try using a different checkbox control from the
Legacy Forms list, I'm forced to lock the document. This would be fine if
there were only checkboxes in the doc but it is is problematic in this case
because there are also areas of the doc where text needs to be entered and
modified. I haven't been able to find out how to restrict the "lock" to just
the checkbox areas of the doc. There's some info on this topic in the Help
files but it doesn't really do what I'm looking for - it locks the text of
the controls but also prevents someone from clicking the checkbox so isn't
really useful for me.

Thanks for your help anyway - appreciated!

Best Regards,
Clare

 

[Jonathan West]

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for the info. It was helpful but I'm afraid I may be stuck with the
Active X Controls. When I try using a different checkbox control from the
Legacy Forms list, I'm forced to lock the document. This would be fine if
there were only checkboxes in the doc but it is is problematic in this
case
because there are also areas of the doc where text needs to be entered and
modified. I haven't been able to find out how to restrict the "lock" to
just
the checkbox areas of the doc. There's some info on this topic in the Help
files but it doesn't really do what I'm looking for - it locks the text of
the controls but also prevents someone from clicking the checkbox so isn't
really useful for me.

What you need to do is place section breaks to divide the editable and
non-editable areas. When you protect the document for form-filling, you can
select which sections are protected.

 

[ClareGo]

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks so much - inserting the section breaks did the job perfectly! Your
advice was spot on and I'm v pleased with the doc now.

Best Regards,
Clare