Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Word isn't just for documents. It's surprisingly capable of creating fillable forms. It’s quick to set up, looks professional, and works perfectly for sharing or printing. Word has a special Developer ...

Electronic forms allow you to capture information easily. You can send people electronic forms via email, have them update the information, and then return the completed forms to you. The information ...

Word offers the tools you need to handle simple calculations within your documents. This walk-through demonstrates the process. Word offers the tools you need to handle simple calculations within your ...

Word allows you to create forms, which you then can use for online data entry, to publish on the Web, or to print. Let’s say you would like to create an evaluation form for your upcoming seminar. You ...

Microsoft Word provides Legacy Tools to help you create a form with check boxes and other symbols. The Developer tab includes the check box form field on the Legacy Tools drop-down list. If the ...

Create a text form field that lets you enter text once and have it appear automatically elsewhere in the document, such as the date shown in the file's header. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about ...

It’s a lot easier to create custom forms in Word than you might think and, certainly, much easier than it was many years ago. Under the Developer tab, Microsoft provides nine Content Controls, 12 ...