template with document content options

[Mike B]

This is really a general request to be pointed in the right direction, rather
than seeking an answer to a specific question. I want to create a template
that will allow users to create and customise a document's content from a
menu of options. Some of these options might be 5-6 pages long, like chapters
with tables & graphics included. Perhaps all chapters are included in the
document but only the selected ones are visible or printed, somehow.

I would be grateful if someone could point me towards MVP article(s) that
would help or suggest methods that will help me achieve this in my template.
Thanks

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Look into AutoText and the AutoTextList field. You can also create custom
toolbars and menus that have AutoText entries on them.

 

[Mike B]

Thanks, the combination of autotext and a custom toolbar will achieve exactly
what I need. How does autotextlist field work?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/AutoTextList.htm

 

[Charles Kenyon]

The AutoTextList field can be used on a custom toolbar (see the
header/footer toolbar) but what I was referring to was actually putting the
AutoText entries on the toolbar in a custom menu. For info on the
AutoTextList field, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/AutoTextList.htm.