Topic: Forms

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Allowing Only Form Field Changes Word allows you to protect a document so that only form fields can be changed. Microsoft Word versions: 6 | 95 | 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

AutoFormat Within Form Fields When entering information into protected form fields, Word doesn’t apply the formatting inherent in the AutoFormat As You Type feature. This tip explains how why this is so and discusses one possible workaround. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Calculating Form Fields Word enables you to create forms with fields that users fill in. You can even create calculations based on what users enter into form fields. Here’s how to get those calculations to automatically update whenever you change information in the form. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Converting Forms to Regular Documents It is often easier to work outside the form view. Here is how to change your forms into regular text. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Creating Traditional Forms Are you using Word to create a traditional form; one that will be printed on paper and then filled in? This tip is full of advice on how you can make those forms look the best they can look. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Entering Calculations in a Form Field Creating a field that will calculate two other form fields. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Entering Many Items In a Drop-Down Form Field One of the controls you can add to a Word form is a drop-down form field. This field is similar to drop-down lists used in various dialog boxes. If you have many, many items you want in the drop-down list, then you may need to consider different options, described in this tip, for getting the type of form you want. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Field Calculations in Locked Forms When you lock a form, you make the form fields in the document accessible. If you have a form field that is calculated based on the contents in other fields, you may wonder how you can make sure Word always recalculates the value shown in the field. This tip discusses the settings you need to make in order to get the proper calculation done automatically. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Protecting Parts of a Document Word doesn’t require you to protect entire documents. Instead, you can protect different sections within a document, as described in this tip. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Read-Only Documents Using both Word and Windows, there are a variety of ways you can mark a file as read-only so that it cannot be changed. This tip discusses the different techniques you can use. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Saving and Using a Form Once your form is completed, with all the form fields in place and configured properly, you need to save the form properly so that you can later use it. This tip explains how to save the form as a template and then create a new document based on that template. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Saving Form Data for a Database When creating forms, you can save the data users enter into its own file. Microsoft Word versions: 6 | 95 | 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Spell Checking Forms Word includes some specialized tools that allow you to create forms that can be later filled in by users of your document. Unfortunately, spell-checking what people put in the form controls can be problematic. This tip describes the problem, along with some workarounds you can use. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Understanding Forms Word provides a set of tools that you can use to easily create data entry forms. Before you can hop into the actual forms, however, it is helpful to understand what forms are and how they can be used. This tip covers the basics, including a high-level overview of how you create forms. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Working with Form Fields Word provides a set of tools that you can use to easily create data entry forms. These tools allow you to insert form fields and modify the properties of the fields so that they do exactly what you want. This tip explains how to enter and modify form fields according to your needs. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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