No, not if you're using a protected form and dropdown formfields.
If you change the template to display a userform
(
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userfo...eAUserForm.htm) and just
insert the resulting values into the document, the dropdowns in the userform
do always show the arrow by default (although it can be hidden). A userform
also simplifies the job of validating users' entries. It has the relative
drawback of requiring users to allow macros to run.
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Rob wrote:
Is there any way to format a drop down list on a form so that the
drop down arrow appears all the time, and not just when you tab or
click into that field? I'm trying to give my users an idea of which
fields are drop down versus free text.
Thanks for your help.