Using a Form

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Designing a form is the first part of the story; using a form is the second part. To use a form, follow these steps:

1. Click File, New. The New Document task pane opens.

2. Click On My Computer. The Templates dialog box opens.

3. Click the General tab and select the form template you created; click OK. The form is displayed in the Word window.

4. Enter your responses on the form as requested.

5. When you're finished, press Ctrl+S to save the form. The Save As dialog box appears.

6. Select the folder in which you want to save the form and then click Save. This action saves the document as is, complete with text, data, and any graphics you've included in the form.

   Note 

   If you are using Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, or the stand-alone version of Word 2003, you also have the option of saving your form data as XML. To find out more about working with XML data, see Chapter 29, "Working with XML."

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