Hospice wrote:
when typing in a text form field it moves other data on that line to
another line even though it is protected - Is there a way to set it
so it will not move

Insert a table, turn off its borders if you don't want to see them, turn off
automatic column sizing, and insert each form field into a separate cell.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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