No, you need to be using a protected form. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.
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"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
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You mean in a table? Is number mask an option?
Thanks
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
If you're using form fields, you can create a number mask to do this.
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"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
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I am trying to create a form that will automatically insert hyphens
between a
set of numbers such as a telephone number or social security number or
employee ID number. Is there a word function to do this or were can I
go
to
find the information to make this work.
thanks