Patchoulia Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I've got a document that I am saving as a Form. I have specific fields that can be filled in, but I want to lock the document so the rest of it can't be modified by the user (it's a contract). Is there any way that I can have them fill in one field and then have it automatically populate certain other fields in the document? I suppose theoretically a macro could be recorded and run to do this, but I'm a bit lost in this format. I know this is a long shot, but I'm stymied. Damn you, Bill Gates! Why can't your stupid programs just do what I want them to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I just re-read your post, and deleted my answer to you. I think my answer was entirely off-base, and I am no help at all.I think BradM is probably your guy for an answer, if I had to guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 hehehe Luckily, I did not see your initial post, so it didn't serve to further mess me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 The stupid thing is, I'm doing this as a favour to another department because no one else seems to know anything about this format... Save me, Jebus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 call tech support... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 He's not answering his phone! Plus, he's useless in Word.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 your better off not using his service anyways... that bastard charges an arm and a leg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 your better off not using his service anyways... that bastard charges an arm and a leg... Really? I always found his rates quite affordable..I guess there's a two-tier pricing plan in effect...I can't imagine why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I always found his rates quite affordable..I guess there's a two-tier pricing plan in effect...I can't imagine why... There are more than two tier's to my pricing plan. You're lucky I even answer your calls Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paan Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 In the Forms design tool bar, there is an option to lock the form so that only the entry fields can be typed into, and the rest of the form is protected. You can lock/unlock as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Thanks for the tip--I'm aware of the locking. My question is actually: Is there any way that I can have them fill in one field and then have it automatically populate certain other fields in the document? If you lock it, the user can't Find/Replace...so I'm trying to find a way that they fill in the one field and it populates the other fields I specify at the same time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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