Specialty forms¶

From earlier versions of this guide

This section was carried over from earlier versions of the user guide. Menu names and screens may differ in your version of Word or your form. If something does not match, contact High Tech Forms Support.

Authority for Expenditure¶

AutoCalc keystroke: Press Alt+A to quickly calculate the document instead of choosing AutoCalc from the High Tech Forms menu. This shortcut is not available in Word 2007/2010. For macro settings, see Macro security.

Adding line items: Position the text cursor in the table row you want the new row to precede. Choose Insert Row from the High Tech Forms menu to add a duplicate line item.

Deleting line items: Position the text cursor in the row you want to remove, then choose Delete Row from the High Tech Forms menu.

Adjusting added line items: After adding a row, you can add columns, adjust column widths, or remove columns. See your Microsoft Word documentation for instructions on modifying table rows.

Court reporting documents¶

Starting a new document: Run the Software Manager, then double-click the form you want to use in the Currently Licensed Templates list.

Completing the form: Use Tab to move forward and Shift+Tab to move backward through the form. Complete blank items by typing the appropriate information.

Checking boxes: Use Spacebar to check or uncheck boxes on the form.

Texas DPS Crash Report¶

Using the forms¶

There are six files available for crash reporting. You might not have received all of them, depending on what you ordered.

DPS Crash Report (CRB-2).dot — Driver’s Crash Report
DPS Crash Report (CRB-3).dot — Officer’s Crash Report
DPS Crash Report Commercial Supplement (CRB-3C).dot — Commercial Vehicle Supplement
DPS Crash Report High Occupancy Supplement.dot — High Occupancy Supplement
DPS Crash Report with Commercial Supplement.dot — Officer’s Crash Report + Commercial Vehicle Supplement
DPS Crash Report with High Occupancy Supplement.dot — Officer’s Crash Report + High Occupancy Supplement

Add an arrow to the map¶

To indicate north in the diagram section, choose Add Arrow to Map from the High Tech Forms menu and select the appropriate arrow.

Add or remove a crash diagram¶

Create a graphic file in a paint or drawing program and save it as Windows Bitmap, JPG, or GIF. Choose Import Crash Scene Image from the High Tech Forms menu. Your drawing will be resized if necessary to fit the diagram space.

You can also draw the diagram on paper, scan it into your computer, and import the scanned graphic.

To remove the graphic, choose Remove Crash Scene Image from the High Tech Forms menu.

AutoComplete¶

When completing the Crash Report with Commercial Supplement, items 1 through 7 of the CRB-3 automatically transfer to the Commercial Supplement (CRB-3C).

Checking boxes¶

Use Tab to highlight the checkbox, then press Spacebar to check or uncheck it.

Adding vehicles¶

For accidents involving more than two vehicles, choose Add Vehicles from the High Tech Forms menu to add pages for the additional vehicles.

Add pages before completing the driver information on pages one and two. The command copies the first set of driver pages, including any information already entered.

Officer’s notes¶

To add a page for additional notes, choose Add-A-Page (Officer’s Notes) from the High Tech Forms menu.

AutoSave¶

Reports are saved with the naming pattern CASE_NUMBER – DATE – DRIVERS’ NAMES.doc. For example, case 123456, occurring on December 11, 2005, with drivers Williams and Batima, is saved as 123456 – 2005-12-11 – Williams – Batima.doc.

Complete Case Number (Loc. No.), Date of Accident, and driver one’s Last Name before printing or saving.

Kansas Water Well Drillers¶

Code view: Choose View Codes Document from the High Tech Forms menu to view Kansas Lithologic Names and Code Numbers and Legal Location Valid Qualifiers. Close the codes document to return to the form.

Marking the well location: Choose View > Page Layout, click the floating X graphic, and drag it into position on the location grid.

Circling answers: Choose Circle Answer from the High Tech Forms menu. A circle is created at the insertion point. Click and drag it to the answer. You can move or delete it whenever necessary.

Louisiana Oil and Gas Production¶

Along with AutoCalc, OGP and G-1D can share information. Create your OGP, then create the G-1D with the same lease names. From the G-1D, choose Get OGP Data from the High Tech Forms menu to import production data for the relevant leases.