On 06/09/10 19:57, 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 ...
Apologies if I'm completely off the mark Harold, but what about the
builtin form facilities? eg http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/37087 for
a not-very-clear intro, while
http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0215WG-UsingFormsInWriter.pdf
also pops up on a google search (and I commit the ultimate sin here....
I've not looked at it :-)
I've had a quick play, and while I've not managed to create anything
useful, it looks a likely route to explore.
--
Mike Scott
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