I am trying to change a document into a form. This document contains a
table, into which I would like to put form fields. When I put my curser in
the table, my form toolbar becomes grayed out and unavailable to me. Please
tell me what I am doing wrong - I am a rookie at this and appreciate all
input. Thank you.

Perhaps I am answering my own question here, but I would still appreciate
guidance. It appears that the table is within a text box - does that have
some bearing on my problem? Thanks.

"Patti B" wrote:

I am trying to change a document into a form. This document contains a
table, into which I would like to put form fields. When I put my curser in
the table, my form toolbar becomes grayed out and unavailable to me. Please
tell me what I am doing wrong - I am a rookie at this and appreciate all
input. Thank you.

Yep. Text boxes and form fields don't mix. If there's some reason that you
*must* wrap text around the table, use a wrapped table or a frame.

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"Patti B" wrote in message
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Perhaps I am answering my own question here, but I would still appreciate
guidance. It appears that the table is within a text box - does that have
some bearing on my problem? Thanks.

"Patti B" wrote:

I am trying to change a document into a form. This document contains a
table, into which I would like to put form fields. When I put my curser
in
the table, my form toolbar becomes grayed out and unavailable to me.
Please
tell me what I am doing wrong - I am a rookie at this and appreciate all
input. Thank you.

Hi Patti,

It certainly does have a bearing -- form fields are not allowed within text
boxes. You could try converting the text box to a frame (there's a button
for that in the Format Text Box dialog). Or, if you have a recent enough
version of Word, the table can float without being in a text box. In either
case you can then insert form fields.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Patti B wrote:
Perhaps I am answering my own question here, but I would still
appreciate guidance. It appears that the table is within a text box
- does that have some bearing on my problem? Thanks.

"Patti B" wrote:

I am trying to change a document into a form. This document
contains a table, into which I would like to put form fields. When
I put my curser in the table, my form toolbar becomes grayed out and
unavailable to me. Please tell me what I am doing wrong - I am a
rookie at this and appreciate all input. Thank you.