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From: Johann MacDonagh on 7 Jul 2008 11:33
Hi,

I'm building a template and I'm running into some problems. I want an area
that a user can easily click and replace the test, for example [Click here to
type in the Name of the System]. I can do that easily enough. However, I'd
love it if that entered text could be referenced later in the body of the
document.

I've tried wrapping a bookmark around a DoFieldClick MACROBUTTON, but
whenever a user clicks to enter text the bookmark is either removed or set
aside while the entered text is outside it.

The only other option I can see is to use ASK fields, but I don't know how
well users like being prompted like that. Also, whenever I add an ASK field,
Word immediately asks me for the answer, and never prompts again. I've tried
saving it as both a .doc and a .dot .

Again, I'd prefer to use the more hackish way of using a MACROBUTTON, but I
can't seem to figure out how to reference that text later. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Johann
From: Johann MacDonagh on 7 Jul 2008 12:05
"Johann MacDonagh" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm building a template and I'm running into some problems.

So, searching back I found this page:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm

And it looks like I forgot to click on Protect Form before typing in things.
With Protect Form checked, I can click to type in text into the Text Form
Field. However, the rest of the document is locked from editing (makes
sense), but this is not what I want.

I simply want a way to have an easy to "click-and-edit" area in my Word
document that makes changes in other areas of the document. The user still
needs to be able to make appropriate changes the whole document, so I think a
form is out of the question.

I've tried testing a DoFieldClick MACROBUTTON inside of a SET field, but the
SET field is always invisible.
From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP on 7 Jul 2008 15:42
Put the click and edit part of the document in a separate Section (insert
Section Breaks before and after) and then apply the protection to that
Section only.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Johann MacDonagh" <JohannMacDonagh(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8A578508-8A8E-401C-BF22-2416F2C3909A(a)microsoft.com...
> "Johann MacDonagh" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm building a template and I'm running into some problems.
>
> So, searching back I found this page:
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm
>
> And it looks like I forgot to click on Protect Form before typing in
> things.
> With Protect Form checked, I can click to type in text into the Text Form
> Field. However, the rest of the document is locked from editing (makes
> sense), but this is not what I want.
>
> I simply want a way to have an easy to "click-and-edit" area in my Word
> document that makes changes in other areas of the document. The user still
> needs to be able to make appropriate changes the whole document, so I
> think a
> form is out of the question.
>
> I've tried testing a DoFieldClick MACROBUTTON inside of a SET field, but
> the
> SET field is always invisible.


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