Harold Fuchs wrote:
OOo 3.2.1 Win XP Pro and Vista Home Premium.

I'm trying to create a Writer template that has a series of "boxes" (outlined rectangular areas). Each box should have a *fixed* piece of text and space for editable text. The idea is that when a user creates a new document from the template, the fixed text is *not* editable but s/he can enter new text to the right of and/or below the fixed text. So, for example, a box might contain the *fixed* text "First Name: " and the user is expected to enter his/her first name in the box. In other words I'm trying to design a form to be filled in on the screen. I've tried text boxes with captions and I've tried frames with captions. In both cases, when I create a new document from the template, the captions are editable which is the exact opposite of what I want (and what I'd have expected). I also tried an elementary form with a label field but the text of the label gets overwritten with text I enter and the cursor isn't pre-positioned in the right place (after the ": " of "First Name: " for example).

How do I do this? I'm obviously missing something obvious but ...


Harold,

I can not give you an answer but have some information the may help. If you what I can send you a copy of the file.

Andy

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