See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"LurfysMa" wrote in message
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Can someone suggest a good way to create fill-in forms?
I need to create several forms similar to job or loan application
forms. They will have a lot of boxes where the applicant will fill in
(with a pen or pencil) information such as name, address, etc.
The problem is that the fields are all different sizes. Some fields,
such as addresses, are 5-6 inches wide whereas others, like gender,
are 0.25" wide.
I was thinking about a format
_____________________________________ __________________ _____
Name Date of birth Sex
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
Home phone Work phone Cell phone
I tried to set this up using tabs, but it's a real pain. I need leader
tabs for the lines and non-leader tabs for the labels.
I then tried it with tables. The hassle here is setting up tiny cells
in between each field to get the gap in the lines. It's also a bit of
a problem as Word does funny things when it sees consecutive table
rows with all different column widths. I could solve that by putting a
non-table line between each pair of rows.
My thrid try is also using tables, but with the label inside the cells
in small print (view with monospace font):
+----------------------------------+----------------+---------+
|Name |Date of birth |Sex |
| | | |
| | | |
+----------------------------------+----------------+---------+
+---------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
|Home phone |Work phone |Cell phone |
| | | |
| | | |
+---------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
This is the easiest to maintain, but the form looks a little cluttered
and the text in slightly in the way of the fill-in space.
I would appreciate any suggestions for better ways to do this.
Thanks
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