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From: flinginarrows on 2 Nov 2009 17:56

I have a template that opens a new Word document. The user is then able
to select multiple drop down menus and fill in other form fields. Is it
possible to save this to a plain word document with no protection and no
form fields? For example if they selected from a drop down list
"California" I would like to somehow open the new document that just
says "..... California....." without any evidence that it actually came
from a template (Form). I am currently converting the document to a PDF
and then back, which is a little bit of a pain because it does not
always preserve the exact formatting.




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From: Greg Maxey on 2 Nov 2009 21:44
See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and_employ_a_UserForm.htm

flinginarrows wrote:
> I have a template that opens a new Word document. The user is then
> able to select multiple drop down menus and fill in other form
> fields. Is it possible to save this to a plain word document with no
> protection and no form fields? For example if they selected from a
> drop down list "California" I would like to somehow open the new
> document that just says "..... California....." without any evidence
> that it actually came from a template (Form). I am currently
> converting the document to a PDF and then back, which is a little bit
> of a pain because it does not always preserve the exact formatting.

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Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.


From: flinginarrows on 4 Nov 2009 16:01

This did it!

1. Unprotect the form document using the passsword you created to
protect it so that it would work as a form.
2. Select all.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+F9 (the F9 key).

This last action changes all fields into text. You should then be able
to print it as such.




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