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Excel Template Wizard?
Hey guys- I am looking for a way to take a form/template (dont know the
difference) and use that for my data entry. The fields on the form would be 'linked' so to speak to the corresponding cells in my worksheet grid, and vice versa. Everyone seems to think this is difficult to do. HOWEVER- I found this in the help section in Excel, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with it and doing what I need done? "Using the Excel Template Wizard This wizard links cells in your form template to fields in a database, so that data entered using the form can be stored automatically as database records when users save copies of the form. The database can be a list on an Excel worksheet, a Microsoft Access database, or any of several supported database types." It sounds as if this wizard will do what I need done, yet, no one seems to know about it. Does anyone have experience with this who can tell me a little more about it? I also need to use my form for viewing my records on my worksheet as well as printing them out. Thanks D |
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Excel Template Wizard?
Take a look he
Creating a data entry form with the Excel Template Wizard: http://office.microsoft.com/assistan...=HA01034650103 3&CTT=4&Origin=CH010716201033 In article <PkKUc.69834$Oi.56789@fed1read04, "D" wrote: Hey guys- I am looking for a way to take a form/template (dont know the difference) and use that for my data entry. The fields on the form would be 'linked' so to speak to the corresponding cells in my worksheet grid, and vice versa. Everyone seems to think this is difficult to do. HOWEVER- I found this in the help section in Excel, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with it and doing what I need done? "Using the Excel Template Wizard This wizard links cells in your form template to fields in a database, so that data entered using the form can be stored automatically as database records when users save copies of the form. The database can be a list on an Excel worksheet, a Microsoft Access database, or any of several supported database types." It sounds as if this wizard will do what I need done, yet, no one seems to know about it. Does anyone have experience with this who can tell me a little more about it? I also need to use my form for viewing my records on my worksheet as well as printing them out. Thanks D |
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Excel Template Wizard?
As you say, once in the database, the data isn't in Excel.
While I believe the template wizard does offer some functionality, I don't personally like it because you don't really know what it is doing. One thing you can do is put your headers in row1 of a new sheet starting in A1. Make them bold Then select A1 and do Data=form . . . (If you get a message that Excel can't find you data, just click OK. ) and you will get a form. You can add data and look at existing data with this. enter data in the boxes and then click on the down arrow and you sheet will be updated with the values you entered in the form. If you have existing data, you can use the scroll box to look at one record at a time. I believe it is limited to 32 columns. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "D" wrote in message news:PkKUc.69834$Oi.56789@fed1read04... Hey guys- I am looking for a way to take a form/template (dont know the difference) and use that for my data entry. The fields on the form would be 'linked' so to speak to the corresponding cells in my worksheet grid, and vice versa. Everyone seems to think this is difficult to do. HOWEVER- I found this in the help section in Excel, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with it and doing what I need done? "Using the Excel Template Wizard This wizard links cells in your form template to fields in a database, so that data entered using the form can be stored automatically as database records when users save copies of the form. The database can be a list on an Excel worksheet, a Microsoft Access database, or any of several supported database types." It sounds as if this wizard will do what I need done, yet, no one seems to know about it. Does anyone have experience with this who can tell me a little more about it? I also need to use my form for viewing my records on my worksheet as well as printing them out. Thanks D |
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Excel Template Wizard?
Hmmm- I got excited about this until I tried it- it's telling me I have too
many columns for a form. I have well over 50 columns. Is there another solution here??? D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... As you say, once in the database, the data isn't in Excel. While I believe the template wizard does offer some functionality, I don't personally like it because you don't really know what it is doing. One thing you can do is put your headers in row1 of a new sheet starting in A1. Make them bold Then select A1 and do Data=form . . . (If you get a message that Excel can't find you data, just click OK. ) and you will get a form. You can add data and look at existing data with this. enter data in the boxes and then click on the down arrow and you sheet will be updated with the values you entered in the form. If you have existing data, you can use the scroll box to look at one record at a time. I believe it is limited to 32 columns. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "D" wrote in message news:PkKUc.69834$Oi.56789@fed1read04... Hey guys- I am looking for a way to take a form/template (dont know the difference) and use that for my data entry. The fields on the form would be 'linked' so to speak to the corresponding cells in my worksheet grid, and vice versa. Everyone seems to think this is difficult to do. HOWEVER- I found this in the help section in Excel, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with it and doing what I need done? "Using the Excel Template Wizard This wizard links cells in your form template to fields in a database, so that data entered using the form can be stored automatically as database records when users save copies of the form. The database can be a list on an Excel worksheet, a Microsoft Access database, or any of several supported database types." It sounds as if this wizard will do what I need done, yet, no one seems to know about it. Does anyone have experience with this who can tell me a little more about it? I also need to use my form for viewing my records on my worksheet as well as printing them out. Thanks D |
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Excel Template Wizard?
I believe it is limited to 32 columns.
I did state the limit was 32 John Walkenbach has an "improved" data form. You can use it for free. If you want the source code, I think it is $20. 4th item on this page: http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/files/general.htm -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "D" wrote in message news:oPUUc.69885$Oi.58578@fed1read04... Hmmm- I got excited about this until I tried it- it's telling me I have too many columns for a form. I have well over 50 columns. Is there another solution here??? D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... As you say, once in the database, the data isn't in Excel. While I believe the template wizard does offer some functionality, I don't personally like it because you don't really know what it is doing. One thing you can do is put your headers in row1 of a new sheet starting in A1. Make them bold Then select A1 and do Data=form . . . (If you get a message that Excel can't find you data, just click OK. ) and you will get a form. You can add data and look at existing data with this. enter data in the boxes and then click on the down arrow and you sheet will be updated with the values you entered in the form. If you have existing data, you can use the scroll box to look at one record at a time. I believe it is limited to 32 columns. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "D" wrote in message news:PkKUc.69834$Oi.56789@fed1read04... Hey guys- I am looking for a way to take a form/template (dont know the difference) and use that for my data entry. The fields on the form would be 'linked' so to speak to the corresponding cells in my worksheet grid, and vice versa. Everyone seems to think this is difficult to do. HOWEVER- I found this in the help section in Excel, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with it and doing what I need done? "Using the Excel Template Wizard This wizard links cells in your form template to fields in a database, so that data entered using the form can be stored automatically as database records when users save copies of the form. The database can be a list on an Excel worksheet, a Microsoft Access database, or any of several supported database types." It sounds as if this wizard will do what I need done, yet, no one seems to know about it. Does anyone have experience with this who can tell me a little more about it? I also need to use my form for viewing my records on my worksheet as well as printing them out. Thanks D |
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