Drop down lists with paragraph selection

[simster571]

How do you create a drop down list that can handle entire paragraphs? I work in a doctors office and there are 3 types of stress testing we do, and the forms for each are allt eh same except one paragraph. Instead of have 3 diffrent forms and files, how can I just make a selection inside the document that will show the information I need, then I can print it and go?

Thanks for all the help.

 

[tf1]

My suggestion would be to create three AutoText entries for the three paragraphs and save them with the template. In the template, I would put three check boxes which would select the appropriate paragraph and remove the other check boxes.

Or, you could again create the three AutoText entries and then when a user opens a new document from it, run an AutoOpen macro that checks to see which user is opening the document and inserts the correct paragraph (AutoText).

The solution will need a little knowledge of macros and VBA coding though.


Regards: tf1

 

[fumei]

I am with tf1 on this. Have three AutoText entries.

How, exactly, you would use them depends on exactly what you are doing. I am not clear on what:

"how can I just make a selection inside the document that will show the information I need"

actually means.

Do you want to have the choice up front, when a new document is created? Then tf1's suggestion of opening macro would be good.

If it is a "live" operation - the user comes to where the A, B, or C paragraph should go, and makes a decision - then just AutoText will be fine. They simply use the appropriate AutoText.

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