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controlling fields on a form
I am using Word 2003 to make a form and put in some fields. There are a
couple of things I am unable to do, however. When data is input into the field by the user, text below the field is pushed down. How do I control the field so it does not affect surrounding text? I would like to set the field at a maximum length (I can do this) and not have the other text on the form get moved. Finally, the fields I insert are of a fixed length, about 1 inch. I double click on the field and can set the maximum length, but the default size of the field remains at about 1 inch. Can I get the grayed field area to display at its full size so the user can see how much room he has for his response? Thanks |
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controlling fields on a form
The usual plan is to put the field in a borderless table cell of fixed
dimensions so that it cannot expand to move the text around it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Stephen Larivee" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2003 to make a form and put in some fields. There are a couple of things I am unable to do, however. When data is input into the field by the user, text below the field is pushed down. How do I control the field so it does not affect surrounding text? I would like to set the field at a maximum length (I can do this) and not have the other text on the form get moved. Finally, the fields I insert are of a fixed length, about 1 inch. I double click on the field and can set the maximum length, but the default size of the field remains at about 1 inch. Can I get the grayed field area to display at its full size so the user can see how much room he has for his response? Thanks |
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controlling fields on a form
Thank you. I will give it a try.
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The usual plan is to put the field in a borderless table cell of fixed dimensions so that it cannot expand to move the text around it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Stephen Larivee" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2003 to make a form and put in some fields. There are a couple of things I am unable to do, however. When data is input into the field by the user, text below the field is pushed down. How do I control the field so it does not affect surrounding text? I would like to set the field at a maximum length (I can do this) and not have the other text on the form get moved. Finally, the fields I insert are of a fixed length, about 1 inch. I double click on the field and can set the maximum length, but the default size of the field remains at about 1 inch. Can I get the grayed field area to display at its full size so the user can see how much room he has for his response? Thanks |
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controlling fields on a form
Note that if you right-click the Text Form Field, you can define a character
entry limit. So once you 'assign a maximum physical size for a FF, type in number 8s until it is full and that is the maximum number of characters to allow. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Stephen Larivee" wrote in message ... Thank you. I will give it a try. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The usual plan is to put the field in a borderless table cell of fixed dimensions so that it cannot expand to move the text around it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Stephen Larivee" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2003 to make a form and put in some fields. There are a couple of things I am unable to do, however. When data is input into the field by the user, text below the field is pushed down. How do I control the field so it does not affect surrounding text? I would like to set the field at a maximum length (I can do this) and not have the other text on the form get moved. Finally, the fields I insert are of a fixed length, about 1 inch. I double click on the field and can set the maximum length, but the default size of the field remains at about 1 inch. Can I get the grayed field area to display at its full size so the user can see how much room he has for his response? Thanks |
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