[mso] Re: Help with word form template fields - Again

Ok I replaced the macrobutton fields with word form fields..  and it seems
to look like what I want and need except 2 things. First unless I'm doing or
did something wrong..  the protect part doesn't' really stop or even slow
down someone from editing the boiler plate text.  Anyway to correct that?
(just click the little lock and it's open)

Next is that this is basically a letter.. at the top is

Name
company
address
title

then I have 

Dear  blank... I want this to automatically fill in the name from the name
block above.   How do I accomplish that? 

And as this looks like it's going to be one of many I'll be doing in the
near future.. any tutorials to learn from?   

These letters are request letters so ideally I would love to have a
spreadsheet created/filled/updated with the information. Any ideas on that
as well.. tutorials etc.. I'm more than willing to learn... need pointers to
the info lol.

Major TIA to one and all

-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Chinell, David F (GE EntSol, Security)
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:55 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Help with word form template fields

It sounds like you're selecting and replacing MACROBUTTON fields with
text. Toggle Field Codes to see the underlying field type you're dealing
with.

For the behavior you describe, you want to use Word Form Fields. For
these, the text of the document becomes "locked" and only the content of
the fields you create can be edited. You tab from field to field using
the Tab key, which does not insert a tab character.

Bear
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