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Old August 18th, 2008, 05:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
j lunis
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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You mean to reset the form? Depending on version, you may be able to reset
it by unprotecting and reprotecting, but in recent versions you have to do
this through the Tools menu, as the button on the Forms toolbar doesn't
reset the form. And of course if the form is password-protected, you
wouldn't be able to unprotect it.

There's undoubtedly a VBA command that could somehow be run. There are
ClearFormField and ResetFormField commands that could be added to a toolbar;
if you could use Ctrl+A to select an entire form, that might work. But I'm
just speculating, as I have almost no practical experience with forms.


ClearFormField and/or ResetFormField sound like what I want - remove any
entries made to all fields in a form and start over without
closing/opening or unprotecting/protecting.
Surprisingly few hits when searching for these commands. Where do I
learn to use them in Word 2000?
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Old August 19th, 2008, 04:50 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default fields and underlines

If you go to Tools | Customize, they're in the list for All Commands, which
means they can be added to a toolbar or assigned a keyboard shortcut
(they're in that list as well). But I have no idea whether they'd work in a
protected form.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"j lunis" wrote in message
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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You mean to reset the form? Depending on version, you may be able to
reset it by unprotecting and reprotecting, but in recent versions you
have to do this through the Tools menu, as the button on the Forms
toolbar doesn't reset the form. And of course if the form is
password-protected, you wouldn't be able to unprotect it.

There's undoubtedly a VBA command that could somehow be run. There are
ClearFormField and ResetFormField commands that could be added to a
toolbar; if you could use Ctrl+A to select an entire form, that might
work. But I'm just speculating, as I have almost no practical experience
with forms.


ClearFormField and/or ResetFormField sound like what I want - remove any
entries made to all fields in a form and start over without
closing/opening or unprotecting/protecting.
Surprisingly few hits when searching for these commands. Where do I learn
to use them in Word 2000?



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Old August 19th, 2008, 01:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
j lunis
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Default fields and underlines

Suzanne,
thanks for the help.
ClearFormField/ResetFormField do not appear in ToolsCustomize or
KIeyboard Shortcuts. I guess they are not in word2000. I looked in VBE
- not there either. Realy hate having to Close/Open a form just to
clear the fields but, unless you have another idea, looks like I'm stuck.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
If you go to Tools | Customize, they're in the list for All Commands, which
means they can be added to a toolbar or assigned a keyboard shortcut
(they're in that list as well). But I have no idea whether they'd work in a
protected form.

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Old August 19th, 2008, 01:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Posts: 31,786
Default fields and underlines

It may be that in Word 2000 any method of unprotecting and reprotecting will
reset the form (which means you can use the padlock button on the Forms
toolbar). ISTR that the difference was introduced in Word 2002; this is
confirmed by http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...lfResetOff.htm,
which tells the opposite of what you want to do, but you might find it
helpful, anyway.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"j lunis" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,
thanks for the help.
ClearFormField/ResetFormField do not appear in ToolsCustomize or
KIeyboard Shortcuts. I guess they are not in word2000. I looked in VBE -
not there either. Realy hate having to Close/Open a form just to clear
the fields but, unless you have another idea, looks like I'm stuck.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
If you go to Tools | Customize, they're in the list for All Commands,
which means they can be added to a toolbar or assigned a keyboard
shortcut (they're in that list as well). But I have no idea whether
they'd work in a protected form.





 




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