It’s a lot easier to create custom forms in Word than you might think and, certainly, much easier than it was many years ago. Under the Developer tab, Microsoft provides nine Content Controls, 12 ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Microsoft Word provides Legacy Tools to help you create a form with check boxes and other symbols. The Developer tab includes the check box form field on the Legacy Tools drop-down list. If the ...

Electronic forms allow you to capture information easily. You can send people electronic forms via email, have them update the information, and then return the completed forms to you. The information ...

Custom interactive forms are one of Word’s most sophisticated tricks. More than a simple design tool, the form tools let you collect specific information and export to Excel, Access, or XML. When the ...

Creating custom fillable forms in Microsoft Office Word is not much of a task. It will work great for people who do not want to write code or do not want to spend time working on online solutions for ...

When you need to bring your Access data into a Word form, a little VBA can expedite the task. Susan Harkins walks through an example to demonstrate the process. Access reports provide a flexible and ...

Protecting data in a Word table isn’t as simple as turning a protection feature on, but it’s possible using Text Form Field controls. Protecting specific cells in an Excel sheet is easy. Protecting ...