Insert Metadata

[Marcel Mason]

With the goals of making things a bit easier on users (who have to date been
a bit lax with filling out the documents properties dialog in MS Office),
consistency of data, and efficient search returns within SPP(2003) we had
hoped that the document properties dialog could be modified to allow for drop
down selection of categories and (multiple) keywords however this does
not appear to be do-able.

Is there an MS Office add-in (commercial or otherwise) that would allow us
to create a "properties dialog-like" popup when documents are saved that is
customizable enough to allow for drop down list selection for (possibly
multiple) document categories or departments and allow for (multiple) keyord
selection via (possibly) radio buttons as well as custom keywords?

 

[Beth Melton]

I don't know of such a utility but what you want could easily be
created for each application.

If you don't know VBA then you may want to look into finding a
developer who is familiar with the Office applications to create this
for you.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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