Word Table Insertion or Not

[ajocius]

At the Company where I work we use a Word document to describe out production test requirements. We use a table with three columns where in column 1 and 3 we list references and in column 2 we write our requirements. I am trying to reduce the verbiage and use pre-defined drop boxes to make everything look the same.

Taking advantage of Microsoft Words ability to do the work for me, I would like to choose whether to write in free-form (text) or display a list of dependent drop-down boxes. In each row of the table in column 2 the number of requirements can vary. What that means is we could have numerous text paragraphs or line of combo boxes.

How can I in VBA create a row where I can toggle between free-form text OR connected drop-down lists? My thought was to use a control key + letter as the macro when ever I want to display the series of drop-down boxes. Request ideas and examples from the collective here. Thanks.

Tony

[macropod]

You could use content control dropdowns for a column that only requires a single selection from a pre-defined list, or content control combo boxes for a column that only requires a single selection from a pre-defined list but also allows free text input if none of the dropdown items meets you requirements. Implementing a variable number of controls would be problematic - presumably you'd want to only ever have as many as required in a given case. That said, implementing a procedure that allows for the interactive addition of rows to an existing table, including content controls, is relatively straightforward. See, for example:
http://www.msofficeforums.com/word/1...html#post54084
http://www.msofficeforums.com/word-v...html#post87989
See also:
http://www.msofficeforums.com/word/2...html#post64370
http://www.msofficeforums.com/word-v...html#post46903

[ajocius]

This isn't going to be as elegant as I would like. MS Word wasn't designed to work like Excel within a Word table. My solution is going to involve Excel to keep everything looking the same, Copy and paste into Word. What recommendations would you make when Pasting an Excel range into a MS Word table?

[macropod]

That really depends on what you want them to look like in the Word document. Try the various paste formats and see which one best suits a given context - different formats may be needed for different parts of the document.