Should I use an add-in?

[James]

Scenario: the internal users receive a word doc from outside sources. I
need the document, once opened by the internal users, to have access to
a vba module I've written, possibly a userform, and a button to set the
code flying on this form received from outside.
Will an add-in do the trick? A global template? I'm a bit confused over
normal.dot, add-ins and global templates.
I can clarify the requirements or preconditions if needed.

Thanks.

[Jezebel]

Add-ins are just templates stored in the start-up folder. Any .dot file in
this folder is loaded as an add-in when Word starts. So an add-in would
certainly serve your purpose, but bear in mind it is always loaded, so it
will be present for all other documents as well.

If there is something distinctive about your outside source documents, your
add-in could use the Open and SelectionChange events to determine if the
activedocument is one to which its methods are relevant.

Post by James
Scenario: the internal users receive a word doc from outside sources. I
need the document, once opened by the internal users, to have access to
a vba module I've written, possibly a userform, and a button to set the
code flying on this form received from outside.
Will an add-in do the trick? A global template? I'm a bit confused over
normal.dot, add-ins and global templates.
I can clarify the requirements or preconditions if needed.
Thanks.