COMPREHENSIVE Word Tutorial 9 Creating On-Screen Forms Using Advanced Table Techniques

XP Objectives Design an on-screen form Merge and split cells Move gridlines Draw and erase borders Align and rotate text Format text and shade cells Learn about content controls Insert content controls Modify placeholder text in a content control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20072

XP Objectives Protect a form with the Group command Test content controls Insert legacy check box form fields Use formulas in a table Use legacy form fields to perform calculations Protect a document with a password Fill in an on-screen form Learn how to fax and a form New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20073

XP Creating and Using On-Screen Forms An on-screen form is a Word template that contains places where the user enters information at a computer New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20074

XP Merging Cells When you merge cells, you join two or more adjacent cells into one cell Select two or more adjacent cells in the same row, the same column, or in a rectangular block Click the Table Tools Layout tab, and then, in the Merge group, click the Merge Cells button. Or click the Table Tools Design tab, then in the Draw Borders group, click the Eraser button, and then click or drag the Eraser pointer across the appropriate gridlines New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20075

XP Merging Cells New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20076

XP Splitting Cells Select the cell or cells that you want to split Click the Table Tools Layout tab, and then, in the Merge group, click the Split Cells button In the Split Cells dialog box, set the number of columns and rows into which you want to split the current cell or cells If you selected multiple cells, check the Merge cells before split check box if you want the cell contents to merge into one cell before they split into more columns or rows; or uncheck the Merge cells before split check box if you want the cell contents to split into columns and rows without merging first Click the OK button Or Click the Table Tools Design tab. In the Draw Borders group, click the Draw Table button, and then drag the Draw Table pointer to draw a new vertical or horizontal gridline New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20077

XP Splitting Cells New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20078

XP Creating Reverse (Light on Dark) Type in Table Cells Select the table cell or the text you want to set in reverse type On the Home tab in the Paragraph group or on the Mini toolbar, click the Shading button arrow. Or, on the Table Tools Design tab, click the Shading button arrow Click a dark-colored tile in the color palette. If the text is not automatically reformatted as white text, select it, and then, in the Font group on the Home tab or on the Mini toolbar, click the Font Color arrow, and then click the White (or any light color) tile New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 20079

XP Creating Reverse (Light on Dark) Type in Table Cells New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Text or a Rich Text Content Control Click the Developer tab, and then in the Controls group, click the Design Mode button In the Controls group, click the Text button In the Controls group, click the Properties button In the Title text box, type the control title If you want the text to be formatted differently than the default format, click the Use a style to format contents check box, and then click the Style arrow and select a style, or click New Style to define a new style Click the Content control cannot be deleted check box to prevent users from deleting the content control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Text or a Rich Text Content Control Click the Contents cannot be edited check box to prevent the user from changing the placeholder text For a Text content control, click the Allow carriage returns (multiple paragraphs) check box to allow the user to insert more than one paragraph Click the Remove content control when contents are edited check box to delete the content control and leave only the text the user inserts Click the OK button If desired, replace the default placeholder text with specific instructions to the user New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Text or a Rich Text Content Control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Protecting and Testing a Form Protecting a form means that any changes to the text or structure of the form are prohibited New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Date Picker Content Control Switch to Design mode, then in the Controls group, click the Date Picker button, and then click the Properties button In the Title text box, type the control title If you want the text to be formatted differently than the default format, click the Use a style to format contents check box, and then click the Style arrow and select a style, or click New Style to define a new style Click the Content control cannot be deleted check box to prevent the user from deleting the content control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Date Picker Content Control Click the Contents cannot be edited check box to prevent the user from changing the placeholder text In the Display the date like this list, click a format in the list for the date, or replace the text in the text box with a date-time picture Click the OK button If desired, replace the default placeholder text with specific instructions to the user New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Date Picker Content Control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Drop-Down List or Combo Box Content Control Switch to Design mode, then in the Controls group, click the Drop-Down List button or the Combo Box button, then click the Properties button In the Title text box, type the control title If you want the text to be formatted differently than the default format, click the Use a style to format contents check box, and then click the Style arrow and select a style, or click New Style to define a new style Click the Content control cannot be deleted check box to prevent the user from deleting the content control Click the Contents cannot be edited check box to prevent the user from changing the placeholder text New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Drop-Down List or Combo Box Content Control Click the Add button, then in the Display Name text box of the Add Choice dialog box, type an entry for the list, and then click the OK button. Repeat for each entry you want to include in the list To change the wording of an entry, click the entry in the list, click the Modify button, replace the text in the Display Name text box in the Modify Choice dialog box with specific instructions to the user, then click the OK button To move an entry up or down in the list, click it, and then click the Move Up or Move Down buttons To remove an entry from the list, click it, and then click the Remove button Click the OK button Replace the default placeholder text with specific instructions to the user New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Drop-Down List or Combo Box Content Control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Building Block Gallery Content Control Switch to Design mode, then in the Controls group, click the Building Block Gallery button, and then click the Properties button In the Title text box, type the control title If you want the text to be formatted differently than the default format, click the Use a style to format contents check box, and then click the Style arrow and select a style, or click New Style to define a new style Click the Content control cannot be deleted check box to prevent the user from deleting the content control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Building Block Gallery Content Control Click the Contents cannot be edited check box to prevent the user from changing the placeholder text Click the Gallery arrow, and then select the Building Block gallery from which you want the user to be able to select building blocks Click the Category arrow, and then click the category from which you want the user to select building blocks, or leave the default choice (All Categories) Click the OK button Replace the default placeholder text with specific instructions to the user New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Picture Content Control Switch to Design mode, then in the Controls group, click the Picture Content Control button, and then click the Properties button In the Title text box, type the control title Click the Content control cannot be deleted check box to prevent the user from deleting the content control Click the Contents cannot be edited check box to prevent the user from changing the placeholder text Click the OK button If you want to include instruction text for the user, position the insertion point to the right or left of the content control, then type the instruction text; use the Format Painter or format the instruction text directly to match the color and font of the placeholder text in other cells New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Picture Content Control New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Check Box Form Field Switch to Design mode, and then, in the Controls group, click the Legacy Tools button On the submenu, click the Check Box Form Field button In the Controls group, click the Properties button Specify whether the check box should be checked by default Click the OK button New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Check Box Form Field New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Protecting and Unprotecting a Form Click the Developer tab, and then in the Protect group, click the Protect Document button In the Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane, click the Allow only this type of editing in the document check box to select it, click the arrow, and then click Filling in forms Click the Yes, Start Enforcing Protection button. If the button is grayed out (not available), then in the Controls group on the Developer tab, click the Design Mode button to turn off Design mode New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Protecting and Unprotecting a Form If you want to use a password, in the Start Enforcing Protection dialog box, type a password in the Enter new password (optional) text box, type the same password in the Reenter password to confirm text box, and then click the OK button; or, if you do not want to use a password, just click the OK button To turn off protection, click the Stop Protection button at the bottom of the task pane If you used a password, type the password in the Password text box in the Unprotect Document dialog box, and then click the OK button New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Protecting and Unprotecting a Form New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Using Formulas in a Table A formula is a mathematical statement that calculates a value – Variable – Function – Argument New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Using Formulas in a Table New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Numeric Text Form Field Switch to Design mode, and then, in the Controls group, click the Legacy Tools button On the menu, click the Text Form Field button In the Controls group, click the Properties button Click the Type arrow, and then click Number Click the Number format arrow, and then select the desired numeric picture If desired, set the Maximum length of the input and the Default number If the number will be used in a calculation, click the Calculate on exit check box to select it Click the OK button New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word

XP Inserting a Numeric Text Form Field New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word