No, the two features are not compatible.

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"Miss Su" Miss wrote in message
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I have a form template that has merge fields, text form fields, and check
box
fields. I have the shaded option on for the text form fields and check box
fields. When the database software calls up this particular template, it
floods in the merge field data. It then has the check boxes shaded, but
the
text form fields are not shaded. The users do not know where to go to type
in
the additional information. Is there a setting that will allow the
generated
merged document to keep the shaded text form fields so that users know
where
to go to enter information? Thank You!