Make your own wizard?

[webbywally]

Hi everybody!

Is it possible to make your own wizards in Microsoft Office Word 2003?

I've made a template and now I want to make a wizard so I don't forget to write certain stuff.

If I need to program something it's ok, I know some vb.net but I've been working with php for about 5-6 years.

Have a nice one!

webbywally

 

[fumei]

You will most certainly need to clarify: " now I want to make a wizard so I don't forget to write certain stuff."

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Gerry
My paintings and sculpture

 

[webbywally]

Okay...

I have a word-document. It looks like this.

<header>
<author>

Some static text.



I want to make a wizard that replaces <header> and <author> with the user's input.

Now, how do I do that?

 

[mintjulep]

So do you have a template, or a document?

The basic plan of attack for something similar to a Wizzard would be:

Instead of "<header>" and "<footer>", place bookmarks where you want the input to go.

Make a simple userform with appropriate controls for user input and a command button.

Assign the entered values from the user input to the bookmarks.

However, for two simple entries, it would probably be easier to use an ASK or FILLIN field.

 

[fumei]

Exactly. You need to spec out exactly what it is you want to do.

ASK and FILLIN field, or a userform will do the trick. But it is hard to fully say as we do not really kno what:

<header>
<author>

means. Are these literal? It is literally <header>, as a string?

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Gerry
My paintings and sculpture

 

[webbywally]

I've made my own template from scratch and <header> can be replaced with "The story about Coke" and <author> can be replaced with "John Doe".

Where can I find ASK and FILLIN?

 

[SkipVought]

"Where can I find ASK and FILLIN?"

Hmmmmmm???? Did you try word HELP?


Skip,

_{I'll be dressed to the nines this week, as I go to have my prostatectomy...
Because, if I'm gonna BE impotent, I want to LOOK impotent!}

 

[webbywally]

No. I thought you guys could tell me.

 

[SkipVought]

WHY??????????????????

Skip,

_{I'll be dressed to the nines this week, as I go to have my prostatectomy...
Because, if I'm gonna BE impotent, I want to LOOK impotent!}

 

[webbywally]

So I didn't need to use m$ help. OMG lame discussion...

 

[SkipVought]

"So I didn't need to use m$ help"

But you DID need to use HELP!

You need to do ALL your homework before asking questions. You will get help here for things that you cannot find yourself, but not lazy questions.

Skip,

_{I'll be dressed to the nines this week, as I go to have my prostatectomy...
Because, if I'm gonna BE impotent, I want to LOOK impotent!}

 

[webbywally]

But I don't get why you couldn't tell me where it was in the beginning? It would have been a timesaver... But enough about this now. I think I've solved it with this tutorial,

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

 

[fumei]

webbywally....and there you go. Precisely why we did not just hand you something. In future it also helps us to respond better when someone answers direct questions. I still do not know if <author> is a string literal, or a field, or a bookmark. However, if the tutorial got you to where you want to be, that is good.

"But I don't get why you couldn't tell me where it was in the beginning? " Actually, Skip did tell you where it was....in Help.

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Gerry
My paintings and sculpture