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Create forms for those individuals who complete or print in Word

by Sofia Hanks I am an enthusiastic, experienced and passionate w

You can create a form in MS office Word office.com/setup by starting with a template or blank document and adding content controls, including text boxes, check boxes, drop-down lists and date pickers. Other individual can use Word to fill out the form on their system. In an advanced condition, any content controls that you add to a form can also be connected to data.

Follow the steps given below to create a form in Word

Step 1: Show the option of Developer tab

·        Go to the File tab, and then Go to Options > Customize Ribbon.

  • Under Customize the Ribbon, Click on Main Tabs.
  • In the list, choose the option of Developer check box, and then click on OK.

Step 2: Open a document or a template on the basis of form

 To save the time, you can start with a form template, or you can start with a blank document and save as either a template or a document to re-use in the future.

Start with a form template

  • Click on the File tab and then Go to New.
  • Search the option of Forms in the Templates search box.
  • Click on the form that matches the type you want to create.
  • Click on the Download option if you are using MS Word 2010, or create if you are using MS Word 2013 or 2016.
  • Click on the File tab again and click on the option of Save As and pick a location to save the form.
  • In the Save As dialog box, type a name for the new document or template, and then click on Save.

Start with a blank document

If you want to create your own template, create a new document and save the new document as a template.

  • In the form document you’ve created, click on the File tab.
  • Click on the option of Save As.
  • Under the option of Save as type, choose Word template from the menu.
  • In the Save As dialog box, enter a file name for the new template, and then click on the Save option.

Step 3: Add content to the form

On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click on the Design Mode, and then insert on the controls that you want.

Do any of the following:

  • Insert a text control where individuals enter text
  • Insert a picture control
  • Insert building block control
  • Insert a date picker
  • Insert a check box
  • Use the legacy from controls
  • Insert a drop down list

Step 4: Change the properties option for content controls

Each content control has properties that you can change. For example, the Date Picker control provides the options for the format you want to use to display the date.

  • Click on the content control that you want to change.
  • Go to the Developer tab, in the Controls group, and click on Properties, and change the properties that you want.

Step 5: Add Instructional text to the form

Instructional text can improve the usability of the form you create and distribute. You can alter the default instructional text in content controls.

To modify the default instructional text for your form users, do the following:

  • Go to the Developer tab, in the Controls group, and click on Design Mode.
  • Click on the content control where you want to review the placeholder instructional text.
  • Edit the placeholder text and format it in the way you want.
  • On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Design Mode to turn off the design feature and save the instructional text.

Step 6: Add protection to a form

Protecting a form means it can’t be changed; individual can fill out a protected form, but they can’t change the control properties

  • Choose the content controls to which you want to restrict changes.
  • Go to the Developer tab, in the Controls group, and click on Group, and then if encouraged click on the Group again.
  • On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click on the option of Properties.

Use this setting when you want to protect text. For example, if you often include a disclaimer, then ensure that the text stays the same, and you can delete the disclaimer for documents that don’t require it.

Robert Williams is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cybersecurity, malware, social engineering, Games,internet and new media. He writes for Ms-Office products at www.office.com/setup or office.com/setup .

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