How does one create Forms that can be filled out Word.

[Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.]

I know how to do it in Adobe acrobat, and its simple as falling on a log .....

I know your supposed to be able to. but have never figured how to.
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[Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.]

forgot to say I am using. OS9/Office2001.

I know how to do it in Adobe acrobat, and its simple as falling on a log .....

I know your supposed to be able to. but have never figured how to.
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[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Hi Philip:

It's simple in Word too. Spend some time in the Help file and come back to
us with specific questions if there is anything there you do not understand.

Start with the Help topic "Create a Form".

Just a word to the wise: the whole process can become massively complex if
you start adding intelligence to the forms. You can have Word validate the
user's input in the various fields and take specified actions depending on
what it finds. You can also pre-fill certain fields, then have them
dynamically change as the user works. And you can have fields that include
lists of standard selections the user can choose.

Forms are a lot more flexible and powerful in Word than they are in Acrobat,
but they can also grow into a large development project because of this.
Take care that you actually build a "mouse", not an "elephant" (i.e. a mouse
built to government specifications...)

We have a whole newsgroup on this server dedicated to Forms. It's

If you are thinking of creating anything really complex, hop over there and
give them a shout. Don't forget to tell them you are on a Mac.

Cheers

This responds to microsoft.public.mac.office.word on Wed, 09 Jul 2003

forgot to say I am using. OS9/Office2001.

Please post all comments to the newsgroup to maintain the thread.

John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. GMT + 10 Hrs
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

 

[Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.]

Clicked on link you gave and received no such group error.

Hi Philip:

It's simple in Word too. Spend some time in the Help file and come back to
us with specific questions if there is anything there you do not understand.

Start with the Help topic "Create a Form".

Just a word to the wise: the whole process can become massively complex if
you start adding intelligence to the forms. You can have Word validate the
user's input in the various fields and take specified actions depending on
what it finds. You can also pre-fill certain fields, then have them
dynamically change as the user works. And you can have fields that include
lists of standard selections the user can choose.

Forms are a lot more flexible and powerful in Word than they are in Acrobat,
but they can also grow into a large development project because of this.
Take care that you actually build a "mouse", not an "elephant" (i.e. a mouse
built to government specifications...)

We have a whole newsgroup on this server dedicated to Forms. It's

If you are thinking of creating anything really complex, hop over there and
give them a shout. Don't forget to tell them you are on a Mac.

Cheers

This responds to microsoft.public.mac.office.word on Wed, 09 Jul 2003


Please post all comments to the newsgroup to maintain the thread.

John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. GMT + 10 Hrs
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

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Martinsville Va |[email protected], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet
24112-1809
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<http://vpea.exis.net>

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Hi Phillip:

Remove the server name and try again. I shouldn't have tried a "URL,
it's really only supported by IE and there's no standard for it.

Cheers

This responds to microsoft.public.mac.office.word on Thu, 10 Jul 2003

Clicked on link you gave and received no such group error.

Please post all comments to the newsgroup to maintain the thread.

John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. GMT + 10 Hrs
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

 

[Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.]

I think its your formatting of the url. It should be.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms

I've used the above method and went right to the group.

Thanks

Hi Phillip:

Remove the server name and try again. I shouldn't have tried a "URL,
it's really only supported by IE and there's no standard for it.

Cheers

This responds to microsoft.public.mac.office.word on Thu, 10 Jul 2003


Please post all comments to the newsgroup to maintain the thread.

John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. GMT + 10 Hrs
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

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Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling
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Martinsville Va |[email protected], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet
24112-1809
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<http://home.kimbanet.com/~pjones/birthday/index.htm>
<http://vpea.exis.net>

 

[Norman R. Nager, Ph.D.]

Internet Explorer 5.2.3, on a 733-mhz G4 with OS 10.2.6 fails to access the
url in either Phillip's or John's formatting. However, Netscape 7.1
(another free browser) goes right to the address as formatted by Phillip and
if you click subscribe, it downloads some 3000+ items and subscribes to
future ones.