Creating a Simple Form

Open the document
Delete any unnecessary information and add any additonal text
Apply any necessary formatting
Choose (File > Save As) and save as a template.

Shade the boxes red where you want the form fields to be inserted so they can be inserted once you have finsihed the formatting.

The best forms are the ones that are well laid out and look organised.
A table is typically used to provide a good layout.

You will probably want to use a table to help provide the basic structure for your document.

Add your company logo and add the necessary formatting

Adding a Text Field

This enables the user to enter text, numbers, symbols and even perform calculations
This should be used when you are asking an open ended question

Adding a Check Box Field

This enables the user to make a selection
They can select more than one option.

Adding a Drop-Down Field

This enables the user to make a selection from a list of possible choices.

Important

If you want to make changes to the template at a later date be sure to open the template using the (File > Open) dialog box and not by double clicking the template in Windows Explorer.