Create application forms with Microsoft Office Word form tools
Updated: February 8, 2006
Think About...creating application forms with Microsoft Office Word form tools.
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Develop a better system for distributing and receiving applications for classroom jobs, student council positions, team activities, and camp counseling positions. With Microsoft Word Form Tools, you can create documents that enable users to input their data and then either save their form to a network location or send it to you as an e-mail attachment.
Step 1: Setting up your document
Create your application in Word, leaving blank areas (not lines or tabs) where students can enter required information. When you are done with your primary areas, click the View menu. Go to Toolbars, and then click the Forms toolbar. Use the tools in the Forms toolbar to complete your document.
Step 2: Tools
Step 3: Security
When you finish adding the form boxes you want, click the Protect Form icon so users can only enter text (or respond) in designated form areas. After protecting it, try filling out the form to see if it works correctly. If you need to make changes, unlock the form. Use the Reset icon to delete any information that you inserted during the test. When the document is finished, click the Protect Form icon again. As a final protection, make the file read only:
1. | On the Tools menu, click Options. |
2. | Click Security. |
3. | Select the Read-only recommended check box, and then click OK. |
4. | Click Save. |
Now you can save the completed document into a shared folder on your school's server, or make it available from your school or classroom Web site.
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