Microsoft Word Help Needed

[thewiseguy]

I am putting together a contract by which only certain locations need to be edited each and every time I create a new contract. An example would be a clients name and address. How do I create a bolded area that leaves this area blank or says something like [insert name here]?

 

[shades]

Howdy. If I understand correctly, you need to create a template (Save As..., and choose Template, which will make it a .dot file). Then go to View > Toolbars > Forms. On the Forms toolbar click on the left symbol, looks like this: ab| Then click in the area you want. After you test and it works, then be sure to lock the elements of the Form.

 

[thewiseguy]

Shades,

Thanks that worked. Now how do I keep txt in these areas so my employees no exactly what type of txt to enter?

 

[Anne Troy]

Try this:

http://www.officearticles.com/word/create_a_fill-in_form_in_microsoft_word.htm

What you can do is put "default text" into the text form fields. You just need to be careful that you don't try to put text if it's a date field.

Though you could enter 01/01/01 into a date field to "show" them what goes there.

Another method, which you first mentioned, and could perhaps be more suited (tho I prefer the other kind) is here:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/easy_guided_forms_in_microsoft_word.htm

 

[thewiseguy]

Thanks Dreamboat!