Creating a drop down menu that can populate certain text

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Bill

I am trying to make a to do list for a bunch of job duties. I would like to
make a drop down of menu of about six or seven different items and when one
is selected a the associated 'to do list' for that type of job populates
below. I don't know whether it is best to do this in word, excel, or access,
but I would like to learn how to do this in the easiest program. There are
45 different job duties in total but probably only about 30 are used for each
of the 6 or 7 different type of jobs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
 
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LVTravel

This can be done in Word (I used 2003 version). Make sure that you type in
all information that is fixed (wont change) on the document. Turn on the
Forms toolbar (right click any blank area on the toolbar, click on Forms)
Once this is done you need to add form fields to the document for all
variable information (i.e., names, addresses etc.) Once this is done you
can add your dropdown list. Place cursor where you want your dropdown text
to appear. Click on the DropDown icon on the forms toolbar. Right click on
the new space created. Click on properties and then type in all the
different selections and press Enter after each one. When the last is
entered click OK. You then need to Protect the form by clicking on Tools,
Protect Document. On the window that opens click on Editing Restrictions
checkbox the click on the dropdown box below it. Select Filling in Forms
and click OK. A password request box will appear. Don't enter a password
yet until you are totally finished with the project, otherwise you will need
to enter the password to unprotect the document if you need to change
something.

Type dropdown list in Word's help menu for plenty of help on doing this.

Done and let us know if this helped.
 
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