Because text cannot wrap from cell to cell in a table is why I want to use
text boxes. I do NOT want to merge the cells because I WANT the lines between
the cells.
Okay, here's what I am trying to do:
I have a form, part of which contains a 7x21 table, that must be filled with
text. Until now, the text was WRITTEN into the form as the intended user
cannot type. Now the user wants to used Dragon Naturally Speaking to enter
the data. The lines on the table must remain. The text must wrap as she
speaks from line to line in one column preserving the underlying table lines.
I created text boxes and cleared the fill and lines but the alignment is
driving me crazy since it does not respond properly to the arrow keys or the
mouse with or without using Control and Alt. I am trying to avoid measuring
each columns vertical and horizontal placement precisely as I am not sure how
accurately I can do it. Also, it seems ridiculous that the movement of text
boxes and drawing objects is so bizarre.
Is there a way for me to paste a picture of the form here?
"Terry Farrell" wrote:
You cannot wrap text from cell to cell in a table. So you are placing a Text
Box over two cells so that you can enter text across two cells? Why not
merge the two cells instead? But that still won't work because if there is
too much text, it has nowhere to go.
But I am totally baffled as to why you are using Dragon speech to text and
trying to fill either a table cell or a Text Box. Please tell us what you
are trying to achieve. Are you trying to create a fill in form or what?
Terry
"Guy Lydig" wrote in message
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1) How do I disable auto resizing?
2) If the row is an exact height and the column a preferred width and auto
resize is disabled, what happens when text is too long to fit in the cell?
Won't it be cut off? I want it to continue into the next cell down.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Why in the world are you not just using the table itself, with rows set
to
an exact height and columns to a preferred width and auto resizing
disabled?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Guy Lydig" wrote in message
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Please explain the seemingly inexplicable movement of text boxes.
I have a table with 7 columns and 21 rows. I want to place a text box
over
each column and size and align it exactly with the underlying column.
(We
are
planning on using Dragon Naturally Speaking to enter text and I want
text
to
wrap properly without making the rows grow.)
Why, oh why, when I use the mouse or the arrows to move the text box by
clicking its border first, does the text box have a mind of its own.
Sometimes when I press the down arrow it goes down and sometimes it
goes
up.
If I use the mouse to move it up/down a fraction of an inch, it
sometimes
moves much more. I have tried using the Advanced Settings but I clearly
don't
know what I am doing--and the ? is less than helpful.
Also, sometimes the text box displaces text in the table while other
times
it does not.
If someone can help me understand this behavior, I would be extremely
grateful.