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Old August 31st, 2005, 03:10 PM
StargateFanFromWork
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Default "Invisible" shading (i.e., non-printable?) in table cells?

Don't know what this would be called but in a table that I have, I have
locked certain cells in certain columns that correspond to non-printable
areas of a label template. As the label template doesn't somehow signal
what is printable and what is not, I made the label sheet into a form and
locked the pertinent cells/columns. But to make it visually easier for the
user, wondered if there was a way to shade those cells on the screen but
that wouldn't print out on the labels themselves which, if they did, would
just mean a waste of printer ink.

Is there a way to do this? Tx.


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Old August 31st, 2005, 03:18 PM
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default "Invisible" shading (i.e., non-printable?) in table cells?

Actually, in a form, you can elect to have the form fields shaded (and this
field shading doesn't print), but that would be the reverse of what you
want, since the form fields are the editable portion rather than the
protected portion, and if you choose "Print data only for forms," it is the
form field data that will be printed, not the protected portion.

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"StargateFanFromWork" wrote in message
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Don't know what this would be called but in a table that I have, I have
locked certain cells in certain columns that correspond to non-printable
areas of a label template. As the label template doesn't somehow signal
what is printable and what is not, I made the label sheet into a form and
locked the pertinent cells/columns. But to make it visually easier for

the
user, wondered if there was a way to shade those cells on the screen but
that wouldn't print out on the labels themselves which, if they did, would
just mean a waste of printer ink.

Is there a way to do this? Tx.



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Old August 31st, 2005, 05:10 PM
StargateFanFromWork
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Default "Invisible" shading (i.e., non-printable?) in table cells?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Actually, in a form, you can elect to have the form fields shaded (and

this
field shading doesn't print), but that would be the reverse of what you
want, since the form fields are the editable portion rather than the
protected portion, and if you choose "Print data only for forms," it is

the
form field data that will be printed, not the protected portion.


Yes, that is understood.

But, then, what does your reply mean - that it can't be done? or were these
just musings on the built-in shading features of forms? g

Still hoping ...

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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so
all may benefit.

"StargateFanFromWork" wrote in message
...
Don't know what this would be called but in a table that I have, I have
locked certain cells in certain columns that correspond to non-printable
areas of a label template. As the label template doesn't somehow signal
what is printable and what is not, I made the label sheet into a form

and
locked the pertinent cells/columns. But to make it visually easier for

the
user, wondered if there was a way to shade those cells on the screen but
that wouldn't print out on the labels themselves which, if they did,

would
just mean a waste of printer ink.

Is there a way to do this? Tx.





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Old August 31st, 2005, 05:41 PM
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default "Invisible" shading (i.e., non-printable?) in table cells?

I think I was suggesting that, if I correctly understood what you were
trying to do, it was unlikely to be easily done.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"StargateFanFromWork" wrote in message
...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Actually, in a form, you can elect to have the form fields shaded (and

this
field shading doesn't print), but that would be the reverse of what you
want, since the form fields are the editable portion rather than the
protected portion, and if you choose "Print data only for forms," it is

the
form field data that will be printed, not the protected portion.


Yes, that is understood.

But, then, what does your reply mean - that it can't be done? or were

these
just musings on the built-in shading features of forms? g

Still hoping ...

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"StargateFanFromWork" wrote in message
...
Don't know what this would be called but in a table that I have, I

have
locked certain cells in certain columns that correspond to

non-printable
areas of a label template. As the label template doesn't somehow

signal
what is printable and what is not, I made the label sheet into a form

and
locked the pertinent cells/columns. But to make it visually easier

for
the
user, wondered if there was a way to shade those cells on the screen

but
that wouldn't print out on the labels themselves which, if they did,

would
just mean a waste of printer ink.

Is there a way to do this? Tx.






 




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