Bookmarks & ASK Fields

[Karen]

I set up some ASK fields and bookmarks. Only problem - How do I activate the
fields to point the user to each field? I want the user to be able to open
the file and he/she will be prompted to enter information and the info will
be placed in the appropriate section of the form. I hope I am explaining
this right.
Thanks

 

[Doug Robbins]

Either use a userform

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm


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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[macropod]

Hi Karen,

Given that you've already set the ASK fields up, probably the simplest
solution is to check the 'update fields' box under Tools|Options|Print. This
will cause Word to prompt the for the required information whenever the
document is printed.

A better solution, still using your ASK fields, is not to do the above but
instead to add an AutoOpen macro (for an existing document) or an AutoNew
macro for a Word template to trigger the prompts. For example:
Sub AutoOpen()
Activedocument.Fields.Update
End Sub
in an existing document will trigger the ASK fields every time the document
opens.

Another option would be to use a MACROBUTTON field to fire off a 'prompt'
macro. This would give the user more control over the timing. In this case,
the MACROBUTTON field might be coded as:
{MACROBUTTON Prompt Click here to start updating}
and to have a macro in the document coded as:
Sub Prompt()
Activedocument.Fields.Update
End Sub
In this case, double-clicking the MACROBUTTON field would fire the macro.

Doug Robbins has already pointed you to a number of other solutions.

Cheers