Q.Fill - Fill In The Blanks Type Forms Automation

Q.Fill is a powerful but simple to use "Fill-In-The-Blanks" tool that can be used in all sorts of forms and documents.  It allows the user to fill-in text prompts as well as dates and data from many sources.

Creating a Q.Fill Form or Document

Start with your document or template visually formatted the way you want. Then make sure it is saved.

Hints: There is no need to add large spaces for Fill-Ins. They will be sized automatically. Tables with invisible grid lines can ease formatting of visually complex documents.

Start Q.Fill from the WordTricks Button Bar (or Shift+Alt+Q):

Switch to Administrative Mode and Add Prompts. This example is a simple State Name text prompt:

Hint: It's a good idea to type a descriptive default value for every field, as it makes it clearer for the end user.

Add other prompts or drag data fields as needed.

Note: Fields are placed in the order in which they are added. But they can be dragged into any position in the order.

Drag and Drop prompts into your form or document. (Or use the Insert button.)

Remember to save your work early and often during the process.

Using Yes/No Prompts

Q.Fill can also have prompts that allow for conditionally adding or removing text in your form or document. Let's take a look:

In this case a Yes/No prompt has been added that allows for a Disclaimer to be included in the document (or not included) depending on a checkbox.

Inserting the Yes/No Prompt

Now when the prompt is dragged and dropped into the form or document, (or by using the Insert button) an additional dialog box allows for entering any conditional text:

This text is then included in the document when the checkbox is checked, or not included if the checkbox is unchecked.

Notice also that the reverse is true. The box entitled "Text if answered in the Negative" will allow for insertion of text if the checkbox is unchecked. For example a prompt like "Executed in Massachusetts?" might insert the text "Commonwealth of" when the checkbox is checked, but insert the text "State of" when it is unchecked.

Hint: As with other prompts, this can be dragged and dropped in many places in the document. In each case, the optional text could be different.

Using Authors (And other WordTricks Data)

Prompts can also be automatically populated using data from your WordTricks database. For example: information related to Authors from the WordTricks data tables can be used for things like email addresses, bar numbers, titles and the like.

Using Multiple Authors

The above example assumes that there is only one author for a particular form. However, up to 6 authors may be used.

Adding Other WordTricks Database Fields

Other WordTtricks Database Fields or Contax Database fields may be added using the same techniques as with the Author fields.