S
Sherie
Does Word have a merge to keyboard function?
C
Cindy M -WordMVP-
Hi =?Utf-8?B?U2hlcmll?=,
take it?
The closest equivalent is to use ASK and/or FILLIN fields
to generate prompts. You type the information into each
prompt, and it's displayed in the document.
Another low-tech approach is to insert MacroButton fields
to display a "Click here" type (or any other text) of
prompt where you want users to enter information. With F11
they can jump from field to field; the field is selected,
all the user needs to do is type. Or they can navigate with
the mouse.
Form fields are another possibility. Most user-friendly is
to set up a UserForm and a macro to fill in the data.
Which approach sounds most like it would meet your needs?
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
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Not exactly. You're coming from a WordPerfect background, I
take it?
The closest equivalent is to use ASK and/or FILLIN fields
to generate prompts. You type the information into each
prompt, and it's displayed in the document.
Another low-tech approach is to insert MacroButton fields
to display a "Click here" type (or any other text) of
prompt where you want users to enter information. With F11
they can jump from field to field; the field is selected,
all the user needs to do is type. Or they can navigate with
the mouse.
Form fields are another possibility. Most user-friendly is
to set up a UserForm and a macro to fill in the data.
Which approach sounds most like it would meet your needs?
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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S
Sherie
The MacroButton approach might work. Form fields does not work for my
application. Thanks.
application. Thanks.
C
Cindy M -WordMVP-
Hi =?Utf-8?B?U2hlcmll?=,
where the user should make an entry. Go to Insert/Field and
select the MacroButton field from the list.
I don't know which version of Word you have; if it's 2002
or 2003, click the "Field Options" button.
Type in a name for a macro that does NOT exist; most often,
we use the term: NoMacro
Now type in the prompt text. The field code should look
like this:
MACROBUTTON NoMacro Enter the xyz info here
Click OK.
If you need to change the prompt, it will be better to
press Alt+F9 to work directly in the field codes, rather
than using right-click, "Edit field". This is because the
dialog box will want to have a valid macro name and if it
can't find one, will substitute the macro name with
whatever it has at the top of its list. Nasty...
Alt+F9 again will turn off the field codes.
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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OK, this is fairly easy to set up. Position the cursor
where the user should make an entry. Go to Insert/Field and
select the MacroButton field from the list.
I don't know which version of Word you have; if it's 2002
or 2003, click the "Field Options" button.
Type in a name for a macro that does NOT exist; most often,
we use the term: NoMacro
Now type in the prompt text. The field code should look
like this:
MACROBUTTON NoMacro Enter the xyz info here
Click OK.
If you need to change the prompt, it will be better to
press Alt+F9 to work directly in the field codes, rather
than using right-click, "Edit field". This is because the
dialog box will want to have a valid macro name and if it
can't find one, will substitute the macro name with
whatever it has at the top of its list. Nasty...
Alt+F9 again will turn off the field codes.
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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