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I cannot figure out how to add a date picker, among others, in MS Word 2016 on my mac
I have searched through every post and forum but cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. I am just trying to create a basic form that involves entry of phone numbers, dates, etc. After I select developer then options, I do not get the same choices that is brought up in every post. I do not have the option to select date picker. In fact, I have no control options. What am I doing incorrectly? Do I need to change the format or template? I do not have the option to customize the ribbon. I also do not have the option to select design mode under the developer tab. I have included some screen shots. I appreciate any advice. |
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What you're referring to is a date picker content control. So far, these can only be created on PCs and don't work on Macs for versions 2011 & earlier. What you have access to via your screenshots is formfields. Formfields are supported on all Mac & PC Word platforms, but were not designed to be used in conjunction with content controls; doing to can lead to unexpected behaviour.
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Thank you. So would it be possible to create a data field that calculates the number of days based on the start and end dates?
I basically want the figure out how to calculate a total based on the entries number of days number of pets any special options or needs, etc for example If I had departure date: (12/21/2017) based on their entry return date: (12/25/2017) based on their entry total: 4 days (calculated based on their input in previous two fields) Eventually I would add the other elements |
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To see how to do this and just about everything else you might want to do with dates in Word, check out my Microsoft Word Date Calculation Tutorial:
https://www.msofficeforums.com/word/...-tutorial.html In particular, look at the item titled Calculate the # Days Difference Between Two Dates. Do read the document's introductory material.
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