[mso] Re: Form field validation in Word?
- From: "Dian D. Chapman" <dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 15:29:47 -0500
Not without VBA, Linda. (Sorry, I'm been sick and hiding from the PC, so I
didn't see this one.)
You can put in fields, but they can easily skip one. There is a validation
trick, but it involves VBA and it's kinda tricky to understand/do. I
generally just create a dialog box and if they don't fill in the info...they
don't get the form done.
But every thing I can think of or have ever seen involves some VBA for
validation.
Dian D. Chapman
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Linda F. Johnson
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 1:51 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Form field validation in Word?
You lost me Anne. Are you saying yes, you can make fields mandatory and
yes, you can stop them from putting something in the field you don't want?
The student wants to make the form so they MUST fill in every box...and in
some boxes they cannot put more than a certain amount. Is this possible in
Word like it is in Excel (data validation) or does it require VBA?
Linda F. Johnson
Linda's Computer Stop
Author, MOS: Excel 2003 Study Guide, published by John Wiley and Sons
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Anne Robson
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:44 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Form field validation in Word?
Depends on how compulsory it would need to be. I frequently use field boxes
in Word templates which automatically load when the new doc is created, no
VBA, dead simple. It's obviously possible to leave the fields empty but
that takes as much effort (almost) as filling in the required info!
Anne
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