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create a master template with insrtable sections with prefilled lists to select to create docs easy
- Did you read the linked pages?
- Are you willing to program?
- Are you working somewhere that macros can be used?
Here are things that can be used in Word to approach this without macros:
- Global Templates
- that hold AutoText or other Building Blocks (these hold the content)
- implemented using Building Blocks Gallery Content Controls
One or more Building Blocks Gallery Content Controls can be saved as AutoText as well and can be inserted in a document using AutoComplete. A set of such controls could, themselves, be the subject of another Building Blocks Gallery Content Control.
Thanks for your reply, I will read them, I've worked with Excel in the past, not really with Word, this is something I've wanted to build for a few years, I've been keeping a PC with a version of Office 2007 simply for that add-in, but it's time to retire that PC, it's 2.37am here and I'm now typing this on my phone, I'll start working through it over the next few days, more than likely I'll need some assistance from this forum as I work through it,
Many Thanks, Tim Sharp
Hi Tim,
If you are just starting to dig into Word's capabilities, I strongly recommend spending a little time with this short series of tutorials.
Hi Charles,
Thanks,
I use Excel quite a lot, I've built basic calculators over the years that I use on all of my work projects, (Architectural Design)
I don't really use Word specifically apart from mainly the specification system I use for work, and small things in general on an almost daily basis,
I don't have a lot of spare time, and I don't need to be more efficient with Word at this stage, I'm already spending my spare time learning other software packages,I did a computer course a few years ago, I learnt basic macros and a few other things in Word, I can't remember much off the top of my head...
I did start working on this add-in a couple of years ago, and from memory, I got as far getting a tab to add to my toolbar at the top, but never got it functioning for anything,
I finally migrated to my new PC last week, but I'm keeping my old one active until I can sort out this new specification system / add-in
I do need to create this add-in, or alternatively I would pay someone to create it (but I'm not wealthy and the building industry is currently fairly quiet, so not much work / income lately)
I've attached a PDF of a screenshot of what I imagine the Add-in will look something like,
and the heading styles it needs to use to recognise the sections (I already have a hundred or sections I've built over the years, I'd prefer to not have to rebuild or edit them...)The "update table of contents" button is optional, as long as it does it automatically anyway
Thanks,
Tim Sharp
New ZealandHi Tim,
I'm afraid you've pretty well spelled it out. You are either going to have to devote the time to learn much more about how Word works and do it yourself or hire someone else to do it.
If you want to do it yourself, I suggest you start by reading all of the links that I have given in this thread.
For this particular problem, I would recommend posting on the Word Forum (after you've read those pages) with a clear idea of the purpose of the project and information about what you've tried.
Keep in mind that, in Word, "section" is a description of a part of a document that is followed by a section break. Every word document has at least one. I think that in non-jargon English you mean a logical section, perhaps larger than a paragraph. AutoText and Building Blocks can contain such logical sections (as well as Word section breaks). You can have keyboard shortcuts to them. Please read up on them. Here are some more links:
