Form fields in Word headers

[Wizdar]

I’m trying to create a Word template that includes a text field in the header. When in the header the Forms toolbar is grayed out. I tried cheating by copying the field, but when I try to paste it in the header, Word tells me I can’t do it.

Surely there must be some way of getting around this?

Office 2003 on XP Pro.

 

[fumei]

Formfields are (generally) for user input. Headers are not (generally) used with user input. They are a different "story", and therefore a different view. Formfields are not available in headers and footers.

What exactly are you trying to do? You can certainly have a formfield (for user input) in the document and then take the result and put it in the header.

Gerry

 

[Wizdar]

This specific application is a letter template where the Addressee and the Addressee’s Company are listed on the headers for pages 2+.

The autotext feature for the page numbering is already there and functions fine.

This is just a convenience feature. Currently there is text:

[Addressee]
[Addressee’s Company]

I would just like to be able to click the “text prompts” and have them disappear for manual text entry.

 

[fumei]

I would just like to be able to click the “text prompts” and have them disappear for manual text entry.

Huh? What do you mean? Could you explain further?

Gerry

 

[Wizdar]

How’s this:

Insert a Text Form Field.
Right-click the field and select Properties.
Under Default Text: enter Addressee (or whatever else you like).
Click OK.

This is the “text prompt” I was referring to. Click the field and start typing.

I want a coupla these in the header. Or something like it.

 

[dcompto]

For only "click and type prompts", use MACROBUTTON fields which can be created by simply typing them or by going through the Insert > Field menus. To type the field codes:

IMPORTANT! When typing field codes, you MUST insert the field braces by pressing CTRL-F9; otherwise, they will not work!

1. Place cursor where you want a "click and type prompt"
2. Press CTRL-F9 (to insert the field braces)
3. Type MACROBUTTON NoMacro [prompt]
Replace prompt with the text you want displayed
4. Move outside the braces
Repeat steps 1-4 for as many prompts as desired
When done, Ctrl-A (select all)
F9 (update fields; collapses the field codes so that all you see are the prompts)

BEFORE UPDATING, they should look like:

{ MACROBUTTON NoMacro [Addressee] }
{ MACROBUTTON NoMacro [Addressee's Company] }

AFTER UPDATING, they should look like:

[Addressee] 
[Addressee's Company]

HTH!