MS Word Help.

[.Mark]

Folks,
I am currently reviewing the reporting system at my wifes school and want to revamp a couple of areas.
The reports are done in a Word document and the teacher simply types text into given boxes. Some of the boxes though require a tick and in the past we've given them the Character Map code to type in to the relevant field, what I'd like to do this time round is if possible they just click on the box they want the tick in and it appears.
I guess this is possible but don't know how - anyone?

[pdV6]

Can't remember how - but have a look at the standard Word fax templates. One of them has it in (as a field code?)

[PetrolTed]

Use form fields. That's the way to do the whole document really - as a form. That way they don't have to skirt around the text, they just tab from field to field. You can do check boxes and even drop down lists etc I think.

You insert form fields (including help text if necessary) and then 'Protect' the document as a form.

[.Mark]

Cheers, so do I create a Word document then Save As something else or is it a new template I should open?

[PetrolTed]

I save mine as templates having protected them for form filling.

Then I open a new file based on that template, tab through the form filling in the fields and save as the relavent document

[.Mark]

OK so now working with Form Fields, I put a tickbox in (shown on the toolbar as a square with a tick in) and when I click or hit the space bar it puts a cross in the box!

Picky I know - but you know what teachers are like

Can I change the cross to a tick?

[PetrolTed]

I had this years ago when designing a system for a financial institution. They couldn't accept that marking a box indicated a positive reaction.

Don't know of a way of turning that into a tick.

[.Mark]

Odd though that Microsoft actually show the toolbar button with a bloody tick in it!

[stc_bennett]

Instead of using forms if you use VBA you can have a check box with a tick in but im a bit rusty with VBA.

Any Word VBA Specialists Here

Steve

[.Mark]

Hmmmmm...
The only VB I've ever been interested is Version H but if this helps it could be useful.

[PetrolTed]

Personally I'd stick to forms. You - or anyone else - can put those together fairly easily.

Get into VB and you're heading down a much more technical route.

[.Mark]

You are right Ted. Even using forms is beyond my knowledge at the moment!

Previous comment was a rather lame attepmt at wit.

>> Edited by .Mark on Tuesday 16th December 09:07