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#HOW TO INSERT FORM FIELDS IN WORD 2016 HOW TO#
Learn how to insert a Text field in Word. On the Developer tab, click on the Legacy Tools button. If the 'Developer' tab is not visible, click on File > Options > Customize Ribbon, and check off the 'Developer' tab in the right hand frame. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In Microsoft Word, you can insert built-in or custom fields into your Word document that may change within your document. Click in your Word document wherever you wish to insert a Form Field. Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. If ActiveDocument.ProtectionType = wdNoProtection ThenĪctiveDocument.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True If Options.CheckGrammarWithSpelling = True Then If ActiveDocument.ProtectionType wdNoProtection Then ' If document is protected, Unprotect it.
#HOW TO INSERT FORM FIELDS IN WORD 2016 UPDATE#
You can use this macro as an On Exit macro for the last form field so you can check the spelling or update a field before you save the form.
Within the Field Options panel, click on the Advanced tab to open the field’s advanced. Now, click on this field in the preview area to open its Field Options. For this example, we’ll add a Paragraph Text field.