The Automated Form demonstration shows how a Microsoft Visio drawing can be automated to act like a forms package. This demo allows the user to build forms using custom forms shapes. When the user goes to fill out the form, they can use the TAB key to enter the text of the next form field.
Automated Forms can be the starting point for more sophisticated, database-integrated forms.
The templates and stencil then show up under the Visio New menu and Stencil menu. Since VBA code provides the tabbing behavior, you must start a new form with one of the templates. The shapes will not exhibit the tabbing behavior unless used with these templates. To create a new form There are two templates provided. The first, Automated Form.vst, is used to create a new form.