FILLIN MACRO IN TEMPLATES

[D. Henriquez]

I was wondering if there is any way to prevent a Fill In macro from
automatically running on new documents when placed in a template. I am find
if you open the template itself you can run the macro manually, but when
utilizing the template to create new standard documents it will automatically
start the fill in macro. PLease Advise!

 

[Charles Kenyon]

It is a field, not a macro. And no, it runs by design when you are creating
a new document. Why would you want it to not run then?

Fill-in fields are relatively old technology. You might want to look into
what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online
forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

For even more flexibility, you can create a UserForm, but that does require
and use macros.

Hope this helps,