creating cover sheets

[Elizabeth]

I need to create covers for documents in MSWord and I would like to use Merge
to do this. I have made a template that has blank spaces to insert date,
names, venue and other details which have to be typed individually on each
cover. I cannot take these details from a database as every cover will have
once off details to be inserted. I want to be able to press a key that will
move to the next field as I insert each detail. Can anyone help me as to
how to do this please?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Tell us more about these cover sheets and the documents they cover. Is this
a merge? What type of merge? What is the relationship of the cover sheet to
the merge? Are you merging a cover sheet for each record or one for the
whole?

Depending on what you are doing, investigate FillIn and Ask fields and see
also http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

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[Elizabeth]

I must apologise because I had posted this question a week or so ago but then
"lost" it. After I sent the question today, I "found" my previous question
and response from Sue. At the moment what I have for the cover is a template
where I have simply typed Xs at the points where I have to insert date of
trial, name of defendant, names of counsel, etc. After reading Sue's
response I have put Macro Buttons in place of Xs. (I did this by copying
them from a fax template supplied with the Word programme.) Now I am trying
to fathom how to use FillIn so that I can tab from one MacroButton to the
next but I came over to Word from WP5.1 a mere a month ago and I am finding
this a wee bit complicated, to put it mildly, but I daresay I will get there
eventually. Thanks for your help.

 

[Graham Mayor]

I take it your other post was in a different forum?

F11 will move the cursor to the next field

I would stick with the macrobutton fields - you can insert them from the
insert > field menu or type them directly using CTRL+F9 for the field
boundaries - see http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

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[Elizabeth]

Yes, I had posted it under Word General Questions and then, as I say, I
couldn't find it when I went to look for the responses. I am going to try
your suggestions now which should much simpler. Thanks for your assistance.
BTW I love your house in Cyprus. If I win the Lotto ....

 

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much. I followed your suggestions and my template is now
perfect. It does just want I want.