Well I still don't understand how to get this to work.


I guess I am a "lead me by the hand" type of person.
Not thick or stupid, I just don't understand the "why" or "how" part I guess, or even the basics of it all.

Let me ask you this question.
If I did succeed it getting this to work, I would have to save it as a ".doxm" correct?
Would the person(s) wanting to use this form also have to have the macro installed and have to run it every time they fill in the info, or would it be automatic?

Please understand, the less clicks and fiddling around to get the form filled out and printed with the info the better.

Thanks again for the help.
Beth

If you were to save the document as a dotm template, double-clicking on that would allow the user to create a docx file that has full access to the code that drives the process. Alternatively, if the users are unlikely to have access to the template, you could distribute a docm document such as the one attached to post #2.

Whether the macro runs automatically in the case of a docm document largely depends on the user's macro security settings. With the template approach, that's not an issue.

As for "the less clicks and fiddling around to get the form filled out", all the user need do is select the appropriate entry from the dropdown and the output will be generated/updated as soon as the dropdown is exited. It could hardly be any simpler than that.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi, my first post. Thanks to all for the effort.

I am making a template to analyze the legal position of potential clients facing residential evictions. I found this forum and thread because I wanted to be able to embed in my analysis document a drop down list from which to choose the type of eviction at hand. I want that selection to then generate for me the legal notes I have related to that type of eviction. The solutions posted here totally work and I am very happy with it. But now I am wondering if I could do more.

What I would like is to still have a single drop down to select eviction type, but I would like multiple output boxes with multiple values attached to the eviction selection. Specifically I want to be able to select the [eviction type] and see in one part of the document the {legal notes and elements} for that eviction type and then in another box the {notice requirements} for that eviction type.

I am pretty sure that this type of functionality could be created but I wonder if this solution is not the right way to achieve it. I have seen some documents that draw from spreadsheets. Maybe a spreadsheet would be the better way to define the various values that come with the eviction type selection.

If this method is ideal how would I go about defining the additional values? If there is a better way i'd appreciate any input. One of the hardest parts about being a novice with these tools is not knowing how to ask the right questions.