Drop downs in form not working

I have created a form as a template and I can access the resulting document created from the template just fine. However when I send the document to a client, she cannot get the drop down fields to work. I sent a copy to myself and tested it on another computer and it worked fine.

The form was created in Word 2007 on a PC and she has Office for Mac.

Any ideas?

The fact that both WinWord and MacWord are involved might be crucial here...
However, as a starting point, which kind of fields are you using? Legacy form
fields? Content controls? ActiveX controls? Or a combination?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





"Cubicle" wrote in message
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I have created a form as a template and I can access the resulting
document created from the template just fine. However when I send the
document to a client, she cannot get the drop down fields to work. I
sent a copy to myself and tested it on another computer and it worked
fine.

The form was created in Word 2007 on a PC and she has Office for Mac.

Any ideas?




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Cubicle

It is a combination of 2007 drop down menus, rich text areas and legacy check boxes.

Originally Posted by Stefan Blom[_3_]

The fact that both WinWord and MacWord are involved might be crucial here...
However, as a starting point, which kind of fields are you using? Legacy form
fields? Content controls? ActiveX controls? Or a combination?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





"Cubicle" wrote in message
...

I have created a form as a template and I can access the resulting
document created from the template just fine. However when I send the
document to a client, she cannot get the drop down fields to work. I
sent a copy to myself and tested it on another computer and it worked
fine.

The form was created in Word 2007 on a PC and she has Office for Mac.

Any ideas?




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Cubicle

Presumably the "2007 drop down menus" and "rich text areas" are content
controls. The "legacy check boxes" are check box form fields. Whenever
legacy form fields are used, the document must be protected for forms. This
would prevent the use of the content controls.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Cubicle" wrote in message
...

It is a combination of 2007 drop down menus, rich text areas and legacy
check boxes.

'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote:
;492774']The fact that both WinWord and MacWord are involved might be
crucial here...
However, as a starting point, which kind of fields are you using? Legacy
form
fields? Content controls? ActiveX controls? Or a combination?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





"Cubicle" wrote in message
...-

I have created a form as a template and I can access the resulting
document created from the template just fine. However when I send the
document to a client, she cannot get the drop down fields to work. I
sent a copy to myself and tested it on another computer and it worked
fine.

The form was created in Word 2007 on a PC and she has Office for Mac.

Any ideas?




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Cubicle -




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Cubicle

The document is protected and enabled for filling out forms. It looks as though it is a problem between WinWord and MacWord. I sent it to another person in their company and they were able to use it. Now how do I get the Mac version to work?

Originally Posted by Suzanne S. Barnhill

Presumably the "2007 drop down menus" and "rich text areas" are content
controls. The "legacy check boxes" are check box form fields. Whenever
legacy form fields are used, the document must be protected for forms. This
would prevent the use of the content controls.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Cubicle" wrote in message
...

It is a combination of 2007 drop down menus, rich text areas and legacy
check boxes.

'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote:
;492774']The fact that both WinWord and MacWord are involved might be
crucial here...
However, as a starting point, which kind of fields are you using? Legacy
form
fields? Content controls? ActiveX controls? Or a combination?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





"Cubicle" wrote in message
...-

I have created a form as a template and I can access the resulting
document created from the template just fine. However when I send the
document to a client, she cannot get the drop down fields to work. I
sent a copy to myself and tested it on another computer and it worked
fine.

The form was created in Word 2007 on a PC and she has Office for Mac.

Any ideas?




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Cubicle -




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Cubicle

Unfortunately, Word 2007 doesn't have check box content controls (an
omission that the Word team heard loud and clear and rectified in Word
2010). You can use MacroButton check boxes (see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tip_p...document.html),
but those require a template (for AutoText) and enabling macros, so they
aren't really practical in most cases.

In this case, a better option is probably to go with legacy form fields
entirely. There's nothing comparable to a Rich Text content control, and you
do have to protect the document for forms, but at least it will work.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Cubicle" wrote in message
...

The document is protected and enabled for filling out forms. So is there
a way to get rid of the legacy check boxes and still have an area that
allows for multiple selections? For example a (check all that apply)
area.

Suzanne S. Barnhill;492776 Wrote:
Presumably the "2007 drop down menus" and "rich text areas" are content

controls. The "legacy check boxes" are check box form fields. Whenever
legacy form fields are used, the document must be protected for forms.
This
would prevent the use of the content controls.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Cubicle" wrote in message
...-

It is a combination of 2007 drop down menus, rich text areas and
legacy
check boxes.

'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote:-
;492774']The fact that both WinWord and MacWord are involved might be
crucial here...
However, as a starting point, which kind of fields are you using?
Legacy
form
fields? Content controls? ActiveX controls? Or a combination?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





"Cubicle" wrote in message
...-

I have created a form as a template and I can access the resulting
document created from the template just fine. However when I send the
document to a client, she cannot get the drop down fields to work. I
sent a copy to myself and tested it on another computer and it worked
fine.

The form was created in Word 2007 on a PC and she has Office for Mac.

Any ideas?




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Cubicle --




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Cubicle
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Cubicle

Note that the recent versions of Greg Maxey's add-in does *not* make use
of AutoText, as explained in the (updated) article.

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





On 2012-07-10 01:36, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Unfortunately, Word 2007 doesn't have check box content controls (an
omission that the Word team heard loud and clear and rectified in Word
2010). You can use MacroButton check boxes (see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tip_p...document.html),
but those require a template (for AutoText) and enabling macros, so they
aren't really practical in most cases.

In this case, a better option is probably to go with legacy form fields
entirely. There's nothing comparable to a Rich Text content control, and
you do have to protect the document for forms, but at least it will work.

Ah, okay, thanks. I haven't looked at it in some time.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
Note that the recent versions of Greg Maxey's add-in does *not* make use
of AutoText, as explained in the (updated) article.

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





On 2012-07-10 01:36, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Unfortunately, Word 2007 doesn't have check box content controls (an
omission that the Word team heard loud and clear and rectified in Word
2010). You can use MacroButton check boxes (see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tip_p...document.html),
but those require a template (for AutoText) and enabling macros, so they
aren't really practical in most cases.

In this case, a better option is probably to go with legacy form fields
entirely. There's nothing comparable to a Rich Text content control, and
you do have to protect the document for forms, but at least it will work.

I have tried this, but I have a list that is about 150 choices long for the drop down menu as well as a list of US States. Legacy only allows 25 options in their drop downs.

Originally Posted by Suzanne S. Barnhill

In this case, a better option is probably to go with legacy form fields
entirely. There's nothing comparable to a Rich Text content control, and
you do have to protect the document for forms, but at least it will work.
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In that case, maybe you need to upgrade to a UserForm.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Cubicle" wrote in message
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I have tried this, but I have a list that is about 150 choices long for
the drop down menu as well as a list of US States. Legacy only allows 25
options in their drop downs.

Suzanne S. Barnhill;492782 Wrote:
In this case, a better option is probably to go with legacy form
fields
entirely. There's nothing comparable to a Rich Text content control,
and
you do have to protect the document for forms, but at least it will
work.


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Cubicle
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