HOW DO I CREATE A ENVELOPE TEMPLATE

[Lee]

I have an envelope for my shipping dept. that has basic criteria that they
have to manually type in on an old typewriter. What I want to do is to
create a template to where they can fill in the criteria on their PC's,
thereby getting rid of the old typewriter.

For example the current envelope has Order# printed on the front and they
have to manually type in the order # using the typewriter.

I've tried to create my own template, but whenever I try to enter the
criteria, the existing print (i.e., Order# will move according to what I
type). I just want them to be able to bring up the envelope and just fill in
the blanks without messing up the existing forms.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Look into macrobutton fields and online forms. (These are alternative
solutions.)

See http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/fields.htm#MacroButton and
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/UsingMacroButton.htm for more
about macrobutton fields.

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.

Hope this helps,

 

[Anne Troy]

Hi, Lee. I, too, have instructions on creating forms, and also an envelope
template.
So, create your template using the instructions here:
http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm#Envelopes&LabelsTricks
And then turn it into a fill-in form by following the instructions here:
http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm#Fill-inForms
OR use macrobuttons (which Charles mentioned) by using the instructions
here:
http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm#EasyGuidedForms
I hope this helps!
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~Anne Troy

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