Insert form fields with Word - how it works

In Word you can easily insert form fields, at least if the function has been activated beforehand. Read how this works in this article.

Insert form fields in Word 2007 - a video tutorial

Form fields in Word 2010: Integrate "pre-version tools"

1. Open Word. Then click on "File" and then select the "Options".
2. Go to the "Customize ribbon"> "Select commands:"> "Main tabs" tab.
3. Open the "Developer Tools" and click on the "Controls" sub-item. Left-click here to select the "pre-version tools".
4. Now you have to include the option in a tab in Word: To do this, select one of the "main tabs" on the right-hand side and create a "New Group". With a right click on the "New Group" you can name it.
5. With a click on the "Add" button, the "Previous version tools" are now assigned to the group you created. With "OK" you still have to confirm this.

Create form fields in Word - this is how you proceed

1. Click on the tab under which you have saved the previous version tools.
2. If you select the "Pre-version tools" option, a context menu opens.
3. Under "ActiveX control elements" you will find the "Text field" function, which you can now open in Word with the left mouse button.

The article is based on Word 2010. Here we show you how to convert the Word document into PDF format.