Word ch10

Microsoft
Word 2013
Chapter 10
Creating a Template
for an Online Form

Objectives
• Save a document as a template
• Change paper size
• Change page color
• Insert a borderless table in a form
• Show the DEVELOPER tab
• Insert plain text, drop-down list, check box, rich
text, combo box, and date picker content controls
Creating a Template for an Online Form 2

Objectives
• Edit placeholder text
• Change properties of content controls
• Insert and format a rectangle shape
• Customize a theme
• Protect a form
• Open a new document based on a template
• Fill in a form

Project – Online Form

Roadmap
• Set form formats for the template
• Enter text, graphics, and content controls in the
form
• Protect the form
• Use the form

Saving a Document as a Template
• If necessary, open a new blank document in the Word
window
• With a USB flash drive connected to one of the
computer’s USB ports, open the Backstage view and
then click the Save & Send tab in the Backstage view
to display the Save & Send gallery
• Tap or click ‘Change File Type’ in the Export gallery to
display information in the right pane about various
file types that can be opened in Word
• Tap or click Template in the right pane to specify the
file type for the current document

• Tap or click the Save As button to display the Save
As dialog box with the file type automatically
changed to Word Template
• Type the desired file name in the File name text
box
• If necessary, navigate to the desired save location
• Tap or click the Save button to save the document
as a Word template with the entered file name

Changing Paper Size
• Tap or click the ‘Choose Page Size’ button (PAGE
LAYOUT tab | Page Setup group) to display the
Choose Page Size gallery
• Select the desired page size or click ‘More Paper
Sizes’ in the Page Size gallery to display the Paper
sheet in the Page Setup dialog box
• If you chose More Paper Sizes, type the desired
height and width in the Page Setup dialog box
• Tap or click the OK button to change the paper
size to the entered measurements

Changing Paper Size

Adding a Page Color
• Tap or click the Page Color button (DESIGN tab | Page
Background group) to display the Page Color gallery
• Tap or click the desired page color

Adding a Pattern Fill Effect
to a Page Color
• Tap or click the Page Color button (DESIGN tab | Page
Background group) to display the Page Color gallery
• Tap or click Fill Effects in the Page Color gallery to
display the Fill Effects dialog box
• Tap or click the Pattern tab to display the Pattern
sheet in the dialog box
• Tap or click the desired pattern
• Tap or click the OK button to add the selected pattern
to the current page color

Adding a Pattern Fill Effect
to a Page Color

Using a Table to Control Layout
• Position the insertion point where the table should be
inserted
• Tap or click the ‘Add a Table’ button (INSERT tab | Tables
group) to display the Add a Table gallery
• Tap or click the cell corresponding to the dimensions of the
table you wish to insert
• Select the table
• Tap or click the Borders arrow (TABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab |
Table Styles group) to display the Borders gallery
• Tap or click No Border in the Borders gallery to remove the
borders from the table
• Tap or click the first cell in the table to remove the selection

Using a Table to Control Layout

Content Controls

Showing the DEVELOPER Tab
• Open the Backstage view
• Tap or click the Options button in the Backstage
view to display the Word Options dialog box
• Tap or click Customize Ribbon in the left pane
• Place a check mark in the Developer check box in
the Main Tabs list
• Tap or click the OK button to show the
DEVELOPER tab on the ribbon

Showing the DEVELOPER Tab

Inserting a Plain Text Content Control
• Tap or click the ‘Plain Text Content Control’ button
(DEVELOPER tab | Controls group) to insert a plain
text content control at the location of the
insertion point

Editing Placeholder Text
• With the plain text content control selected, tap
or click the Design Mode button (DEVELOPER tab
| Controls group) to turn on Design mode, which
displays tags at the beginning and ending of the
placeholder text
• Edit the placeholder text as desired
• Tap or click the Design Mode button (DEVELOPER
tab | Controls group) to turn off Design mode

Editing Placeholder Text

Changing the Properties of a Plain Text
Content Control
• With content control selected, tap or click the
Control Properties button (DEVELOPER tab |
Controls group) to display the Content Control
Properties dialog box
• Make the desired changes, and then tap or click
the OK button

Changing the Properties of a Plain Text
Content Control

Inserting a Drop-Down List
Content Control
• Tap or click the ‘Drop-Down List Content Control’
button (DEVELOPER tab | Controls group) to
insert a drop-down list content control at the
location of the insertion point

Changing the Properties
of a Drop-Down List Content Control
• With the drop-down list content control selected,
tap or click the Control Properties button
(DEVELOPER tab | Controls group) to display the
Content Control Properties dialog box
the OK button

Changing the Properties
of a Drop-Down List Content Control

Inserting a Check Box Content Control
• Tap or click the ‘Check Box Content Control’
insert a check box content control at the location
of the insertion point

Inserting a Rich Text Content Control
• Tap or click the ‘Rich Text Content Control’ button
(DEVELOPER tab | Controls group) to insert a rich
text content control at the location of the
insertion point

Inserting a Combo Box Content Control
• Tap or click the ‘Combo Box Content Control’
insert a combo box content control at the location

Inserting a Combo Box Content Control

Changing the Properties of a Combo Box
Content Control
the OK button

Changing the Properties of a Combo Box
Content Control

Inserting a Date Picker Content Control
• Tap or click the ‘Date Picker Content Control’
insert a date picker content control at the location

Changing the Properties of a Date Picker
Content Control
the OK Button

Changing the Properties of a Date Picker
Content Control

Drawing a Rectangle
• Tap or click the ‘Draw a Shape’ button (INSERT tab |
Illustrations group) to display the Shapes gallery
• Tap or click the rectangle shape in the Rectangles
area of the Draw a Shape gallery, so that you can
draw a rectangle on the screen
• Position the crosshair mouse pointer at the top-left
corner for the rectangle
• Drag the mouse pointer downward and rightward to
form a rectangle
• Release the mouse button to draw the rectangle
shape

Drawing a Rectangle

Sending a Graphic behind Text
• With the graphic selected, tap or click the Layout
Options button attached to the graphic to display
the Layout Options gallery
• Tap or click Behind Text in the Layout Options
gallery to position the graphic behind the text
• Tap or click the Close button in the Layout Options
gallery to close the gallery

Sending a Graphic behind Text

Adding a Shadow to a Shape
• With the shape selected, tap or point to Shadow
on the Shape Effects menu to display the Shadow
gallery
• Tap or click the desired shadow effect to apply the
selected shadow to the selected shape

Adding a Shadow to a Shape

Highlighting Text
• Select the text to be highlighted
• Tap or click the ‘Text Highlight Color’ arrow
(HOME tab | Font group) to display the Text
Highlight Color gallery
• Tap or click the desired highlight color to highlight
the selected text in the selected highlight color

Highlighting Text

Customizing a Theme Color
and Saving It with a New Theme Name
• Tap or click the Theme Colors button (DESIGN tab |
Document Formatting group) to display the Theme Colors
gallery
• Tap or click Customize Colors in the Theme Colors gallery to
display the Create New Theme Colors dialog box
• Tap or click the button corresponding to the theme color
you wish to customize
• Tap or click the desired theme color
• Repeat the previous two steps for each theme color you
wish to customize
• Type the desired theme name in the Name text box
• Tap or click the Save button to save the modified theme
with the entered name

Customizing a Theme Color
and Saving It with a New Theme Name

Protecting a Form
• Tap or click the Restrict Editing button (DEVELOPER tab | Protect group)
to display the Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane
• In the Editing restrictions area, place a check mark in the ‘Allow only this
type of editing in the document’ check box and then tap or click its arrow
to display a list of the types of allowed restrictions
• Tap or click ‘Filling in forms’ in the list to instruct Word that the only
editing allowed in this document is to the content controls
• In the Start enforcement area, tap or click the ‘Yes, Start Enforcing
Protection’ button, which displays the Start Enforcing Protection dialog
box
• Tap or click the OK button to protect the document without a password
• Close the Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane to show the
protected form

Protecting a Form

Using File Explorer to Create a New
Document That is Based on a Template
• Tap or click the File Explorer app button on the
Windows taskbar to open the File Explorer
window
• Navigate to the location of the saved template
• Double-tap or double-click the file corresponding
to the theme for which you want to create the
new document

Using Windows Explorer to Open a New
Document That Is Based on a Template

Filling In a Form and Saving It

Chapter Summary
• Change paper size
• Change page color
• Insert a borderless table in a form
• Show the DEVELOPER tab
• Insert plain text, drop-down list, check box, rich
text, combo box, and date picker content controls

Chapter Summary
• Edit placeholder text
• Change properties of content controls
• Insert and format a rectangle shape
• Customize a theme
• Protect a form
• Open a new document based on a template
• Fill in a form

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Word 2013
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