I think its your formatting of the url. It should be.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms
I've used the above method and went right to the group.
Thanks
"John McGhie [MVP - Word]" wrote:
>
> Hi Phillip:
>
> Remove the server name and try again. I shouldn't have tried a "news:" URL,
> it's really only supported by IE and there's no standard for it.
>
> Cheers
>
> This responds to microsoft.public.mac.office.word on Thu, 10 Jul 2003
> 09:06:26 -0400, "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <pjones[at]kimbanet.com>:
>
> > Clicked on link you gave and received no such group error.
> >
> > "John McGhie [MVP - Word]" wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Philip:
> > >
> > > It's simple in Word too. Spend some time in the Help file and come back to
> > > us with specific questions if there is anything there you do not understand.
> > >
> > > Start with the Help topic "Create a Form".
> > >
> > > Just a word to the wise: the whole process can become massively complex if
> > > you start adding intelligence to the forms. You can have Word validate the
> > > user's input in the various fields and take specified actions depending on
> > > what it finds. You can also pre-fill certain fields, then have them
> > > dynamically change as the user works. And you can have fields that include
> > > lists of standard selections the user can choose.
> > >
> > > Forms are a lot more flexible and powerful in Word than they are in Acrobat,
> > > but they can also grow into a large development project because of this.
> > > Take care that you actually build a "mouse", not an "elephant" (i.e. a mouse
> > > built to government specifications...)
> > >
> > > We have a whole newsgroup on this server dedicated to Forms. It's
> > > news:msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms
> > >
> > > If you are thinking of creating anything really complex, hop over there and
> > > give them a shout. Don't forget to tell them you are on a Mac.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > This responds to microsoft.public.mac.office.word on Wed, 09 Jul 2003
> > > 14:21:26 -0400, "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <pjones[at]kimbanet.com>:
> > >
> > > > forgot to say I am using. OS9/Office2001.
> > > >
> > > > "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I know how to do it in Adobe acrobat, and its simple as falling on a log .....
> > > > >
> > > > > I know your supposed to be able to. but have never figured how to.
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