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High Tech Forms Menu

High Tech Forms provides a menu of additional commands that help you complete your form quicker and easier. You can access form automation features like AutoCalc and Check-A-Box, as well as reach our web site and get technical support information.

Some of the forms still have a Forms On-A-Disk menu. They work just the same and are up-to-date. We will continue to migrate all forms to a High Tech Forms menu.

In versions of Word up to and including 2003, the High Tech Forms menu is located to the right of Help on your menu bar.

In Word 2007 and later, there are two possible locations for the High Tech Forms menu.

On backwards compatible templates, you will find the menu on the Add-Ins tab.

For Word 2007 and later templates, you will find the menu on the Ribbon.

High Tech Forms Automated Features

High Tech Forms provides computerized forms with built-in automation features that provide enhanced functionality for quick and easy form completion. Some of these features are for particular forms only, so not all forms will necessarily require nor have available each of the listed features.

We want our forms to be as useful as possible to you. If you would like your forms to do even more than what we’ve provided, please let us know! Many features have been added to our forms because our users requested them.

All the features available for your particular form can be accessed from the Forms menu, which is located on your menu bar to the right of the Help menu. If a feature is not listed on your Forms menu, you can safely assume that that particular feature is not available for your particular form.

Here is a list of form automation features. Check your Forms menu to see which ones apply to you:

Add-A-Page

The standard version of this feature appends an additional form page to the end of the form. The Add-A-Page of Notes version of this feature adds a blank page for notes.

Alphabetize

This feature arranges data into alphabetical order.

AutoCalc

Saves time by stepping through a form for you and calculating totals, subtotals, and other formulas automatically.

Check-A-Box

To check a box, highlight the checkbox, or position the cursor next to an empty check box and invoke Check-A-Box (click Check-A-Box on the Forms menu). You can also uncheck a box with this same procedure.

Note

Some documents utilize form fields for data entry. For those particular forms, you need only press the SPACEBAR to toggle between a checked and unchecked box.

When you tab from cell to cell in a Microsoft Word table, Word highlights the entire contents of the cell. Check-A-Box will work at this point! As long as there is a check box in the selection, Check-A-Box knows to check or uncheck the box. If there are multiple boxes in the selection. Check-A-Box will check each box in sequence, then leave them all unchecked if the last box was checked when you invoked Check-A-Box.

Circle It

When required to circle an answer (including YES/NO answers), position the cursor within the answer and invoke Circle It. Your selection will be circled or otherwise bordered.

Some forms require distribution to multiple recipients. This feature allows you to print a copy of the form specifically addressed to the recipient you choose.