SECTION 1
Lesson 1.1: Creating Forms

   

 

1.

Open Microsoft Office Word 2003.

Open the Job Survey template from the Exercise Files folder.

 

 

 

2.

Click in the cell next to Position Title.

Click the Text Form Field button () on the Forms toolbar.

 

 

 

3.

Select this field and copy it (using regular select and copy methods) to the three cells in the Your Goals section.

 

 

 

4.

Click in the cell next to Management. Type Yes on the first line. Press Shift and Enter to insert a line break and then type No on the second line.

 

 

 

5.

Place your cursor after the word No. Press the spacebar and click the Check Box Form Field button ().

Place your cursor after the word Yes and click the Check Box Form Field button () again.

 

 

 

6.

Copy both lines to the cell next to Benefits.

 

 

 

7.

Click to place your cursor in the cell next to Salary.

Click the Drop-Down Form Field button () in the Forms toolbar.

 

 

 

8.

Make sure your cursor is in the new drop-down field and click the Form Field Options button () on the Forms toolbar.

In the drop-down item text box, type $20,000.

Click Add.

Repeat the procedure to create entries for $30,000, $40,000, $50,000, $60,000, and $75,000 and up.

 

 

 

 

9.

Click to place your cursor in the cell next to Vacation.

Click the Drop-Down Form Field button () in the Forms toolbar.

 

 

 

10.

Click the Form Field Options button () on the Forms toolbar.

In the drop-down item text box, type 1 week.

Click Add.

Repeat the procedure for the entries 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and More than 3 weeks.

 

 

 

 

11.

Click in the cell next to Hours and insert a text form field.

 

 

 

12.

Copy the Yes and No checkboxes to the cell next to Deadlines.

 

 

 

13.

Delete the row labeled Volume.

 

 

 

14.

Copy the Yes and No checkboxes to the cell next to People Supervised.

 

 

 

15.

Click to place your cursor in the cell next to Environment.

Click the Drop-Down Form Field button () in the Forms toolbar.

 

 

 

16.

Click the Form Field Options button () on the Forms toolbar.

In the drop-down item text box, type Job Site.

Click Add.

Repeat the procedure for the entries Office, Split, and Other.

Click OK.

 

 

 

17.

Click the Protect Form button () on the forms toolbar to protect your form.

 

 

 

18.

Fill out any three fields in your form to make sure it works.

 

 

 

19.

Click the Protect Form button () on the forms toolbar again to un-protect your form.

Click the Reset Form Fields button () on the forms toolbar to clear the fields.

Click the Field Shading button () on the forms toolbar to un-shade fields.

 

 

 

19.

Re-protect your form.

Save your document as Job Survey With Fields.dot.

 

 

20.

Close Microsoft Office Word 2003.