Need help with Word/Office forms

[Freaky75]

I need to be able to create a "form" which when filled out will print on to a pre designed document.
Basically the company i work for is sending out our latest catalogues and each one needs a mail sheet with the customers address on it. I have the design for the sheet but the admin girls need to manually type the address into the document.
Is there any way in which i can create a form(or similar) where they just type an address into a simple field (much like the one i'm typing into now) which will then magically fill in the field on the document. Baring in mind we are using Office 97 (don't ask!)

 

[ck1999]

Have you looked at formfields?

go to view toolbar forms? There should be a txtbox that you can insert where you want the person to enter the information. Inorder for the formfield to work you must protect the document (and set for forms)

Do not feel bad we just changed from office 97 last year.

ck1999

 

[fumei]

Freaky75, the simple answer is yes. Although you need to perhaps provide more details.

"Is there any way in which i can create a form(or similar) where they just type an address into a simple field (much like the one i'm typing into now) which will then magically fill in the field on the document."

Taken at face value, that comes across as they type something in one place....and it puts that text in....one place. Why not just type it in that place?

However, again, can you enter text in a field - a formfield perhaps as ck1999 suggests - and have that text show up up someplace else?

Yes.

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Gerry
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[mintjulep]

Even Office 97 had mail merge didn't it?

 

[ksum]

Would a mail merge work for this, or is this for an "as requested" basis?

 

[Freaky75]

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Fumei - i agree with what you say but the special people i work with have a habit of playing with things and then denying all knowledge when things go poorly. I have now sorted the problem by doing the documents myself, not ideal but it is only once or twice a year and hopefully i'll have it worked out by next time.

Thanks again for all your suggestions

Robb