Form assistance - complete noob, sorry

[alfienoakes]

Hi all,

I have tried to find an answer to my query on this forum but without success, so apologies in advance.

I am trying to create a template that will be a report of standard findings. The report will have standard wording in ....ie: Joe Bloggs have not got x y and z in place. (3 separate findings), but I want the user to be able to input the name of the recipient (will it be an input box) and then it autofill the report with their name in the various sections, saving the user to have to type that out.



Also bearing in mind the circumstances, I want the user to be able to pick from the findings so that it populates. When finished the report can be saved and sent out.

How do I go about this please, I have no knowledge of VB, is it easy?

Many thanks in advance, I am grateful for any assistance.

Regards,

Alf.

[gmayor]

Starting from scratch without VBA knowledge you are going to have a very steep learning curve.

What is required for this task is a userform - http://www.gmayor.com/Userform.htm with list or combo boxes for the selectable items and text boxes for names etc. The input values from that userform are then transferred to the document via bookmarked locations or docvariable fields.

See also http://gregmaxey.com/Create_and_employ_a_UserForm.htm for a more in depth study.

If starting out in Word VBA, the place to begin is to gain an understanding of the use of ranges. See http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/vba_basics.html which explains the various concepts including ranges.

[alfienoakes]

Thank you Graham, I will try.