Meeting minutes template - agenda items automatically copied into Minutes section

Asked By campos Camper
06-Nov-09 04:35 PM
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A team I work with is interested in creating a meeting minutes template that automatically copies the Agenda Items to the Minutes section. (I'm convinced that this will just make the template more complicated and less userfriendly, but am exploring nonetheless...)

I've designed the minutes template but am now confused with how to make the text automatically copy to the different areas. We are on 2007.

I've looked into the content controls and they seem like they will work for our needs, as long as I put in references to the original controls. I would love if it would work this way, though:

1. User enters a new agenda item in a table row.

time allotted

item

lead

 5 mins   

Meeting Topic ABC

 me

 

 

 

2. Word automatically creates the Agenda Item table, with the agenda item populated in the appropriate space. The reason this is preferable is that I don't have to create a static number of rows in the agenda item table or mintues tables. The number of minute tables will be = to the number of agenda items. I assume this method requires a macro. I don't know macros but might be willing to learn if this would be possible. Thanks for your thoughts!

 

 

  5 mins   

  Meeting Topic ABC     

Me

Discussion

 

 

 

 

Decisions

 

 

 

 

Decision Rationale & Data

 

 

 

 

Action items

Person responsible

Deadline

 

 

 

 

 

 

  re: Meeting minutes template - agenda items automatically copied into Minutes section

campos Camper replied to campos Camper
11-Nov-09 12:44 PM
I'm not necessarily looking for the solution, just if this is something that word macros could make happen.  (i.e.: is it worth it for me to learn macros). ORRRR if someone knows of a template i could buy, that would rule too. thanks.
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