You need to be having your contract be an actual Word Template not just a model contract. The UserForm and related macros are stored in that template, which is then shared with others.

The default method for using templates is that new documents are created using the template. If you create a document based on the template which contains your userform, that document will not have access to your userform when the document is sent to someone else, unless they also have your template and attach the document to the template. If they have the template, it is easier for them to just create a new document using it. The user who creates the new document will automatically have the document attached to the template.

I am assuming that you are talking about a UserForm as described in the first link I provided, not an "online form." An online form would also be a Word Template but would not necessarily have any macros.

it is a Template with .dot as the extension. When I create the template again from scratch and save it into a shared drive, the userforms dont carry over. ie. I can still use the template on my computer just everyone elses computer doesnt have the userforms in the template when they open it on their computer.

hope that makes sense

PS we are using Word 2003 if that helps.

In the VBA editor you should be able to see your userform and any related macros. What project (template) are they in?

Do the other computers have macros enabled?

the other PCs have Macros enabled.

The Userform is in Project - Normal when you open the VBA editor

Normal is your personal normal.dot template. You need these to be in the project for the template you are distributing.

In the vba Editor you can right click on your form and export it to your desktop. Then right-click on the project for your distribution template and import it in. Create a module for your macros and copy and paste any macros not in your userform needed for the userform into your new module.

Once you know your Userform is working, you can delete these from your normal.dot.

works a treat. Thanks once again, you are a legend