Modifying the Sign Feature

By default, DocAssist allows documents to be converted to pdf and placed in an Outlook email ready to be sent to a recipient. If the electronic signature is enabled, the appropriate signature will also be added. It is possible to turn this feature off or modify the feature via the Signing Options in the settings.xml […]

How to edit the Word DocAssist Editor Ribbon list of Content Controls in the Data and Contact groups.

Edit or add new DocAssist content controls to the DocAssist Editor ribbon in Word Download and install an Office RibbonX Editor We recommend using an Office RibbonX Editor for customising the ribbon XML with Word templates. Download the latest version from https://github.com/fernandreu/office-ribbonx-editor Backup the DocAssistEditor.dotm template Adding/modifying xml code Breakdown – xml code for adding […]

[HOW-TO] – Enforcing the DocAssist addins to always be enabled

Microsoft Office from 2013 onwards addin resilency setting may disable customised addins if those addins are perceived as slow to load when opening Office applications. Please see this article for further information – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/outlook/Concepts/Getting-Started/support-for-keeping-add-ins-enabled If you experience issues with either the Word or Outlook DocAssist addins becoming disabled, (either the DocAssist addin icon is not […]

[HOW-TO] Customise the finalise process to leave placeholder text

We had an interesting request recently where a client wanted to keep the placeholder text within the document when it was finalised. Turns out it was simple to do, and here is how we did it.

[HOW-TO] Disable users and release the licence automatically

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How to edit the DocAssist templates in Word

Edit or add new DocAssist templates to the Home/New menu in Word Download and install an Office RibbonX Editor We recommend using an Office RibbonX Editor for customising the ribbon XML with Word templates. Download the latest version from https://github.com/fernandreu/office-ribbonx-editor Adding/modifying xml code Breakdown – xml code for adding DocAssist Word templates to Word ribbon […]

Connection Settings – Encrypt

How to encrypt the DocAssist connection string in the DocAssist Settings.xml file Create & run the Word macro below The following prompt will appear on running the above macro in Word The current connection string will show in it’s encrypted and unencrypted forms. You can also edit the connection string and the encrypted string will […]

How to add controls in the header/footer or Letterhead to the pane

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Navigating through the controls

While completing your document, there are various methods of navigating through the controls While in ‘Prompt’ mode (ie before you click the OK button), you can: Tab to move forward or shift tab to move back through the controls on the pane Click on the controls in the pane using your mouse Click the forward […]

Contacts

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