Number of Tables based Off Quantity Selected in Drop Down List

Guessed · #1 12-02-2023, 11:41 PM

Select one instance of the table along with a paragraph above and below that table and then go to the Developer Tab and click on the Repeating Section Content Control button.

You can then use the plus button on the bottom right to add more sections. You can right click to add or remove sections. You can also add a macro to ask for a count and do them all at once.

Code:

Sub RepeatMe()
  Dim aCC As ContentControl, iCount As Integer
  Set aCC = ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTitle("Repeater")(1)
  iCount = InputBox("How many?", , 5)
  With aCC.RepeatingSectionItems
    If iCount > .Count Then
      Do While .Count < iCount
        .Item(.Count).InsertItemAfter
      Loop
    ElseIf .Count > iCount Then
      Do While .Count > iCount
        .Item(.Count).Delete
      Loop
    End If
  End With
End Sub

Krhamm · #2 12-03-2023, 05:59 AM

Thank you for the reply. I apologize though, I am a newbie. I am currently using legacy forms, will using content controls muddy up my form and possibly cause issues when users try to fill out this form? This form will be distributed to my team and they will use this when they need it.

Edit: I just realized that I left out a piece of information that may change your answer. I want to lock this fillable form so that the user cannot modify anything other than the fields and dropdowns I have provided. So they would need to be able add tables either by clicking the quantity of tables in a dropdown or if they could have access to a button such as + or add, that would work too.

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