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TAB vs ENTER in Forms
I have been trying to create online forms with fields for entering data for
my department. These forms toggle between print and online input but they will also need to be created with enough spacing to fill in manually. When an employee uses the online input and uses the ENTER key instead of the TAB key the pages shift down or the next field might jump to another line if there is lengthy verbiage. Is there anyway to keep the user from using ENTER or lock the structure of the form so that nothing can move. Please inform |
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If the formfields are inserted into the cells of a table with fixed cell
dimensions, you can prevent the enter key (or the insertion of an excessive amount of data) from altering the layout. Alternatively, see the Knowledge Base article: WD97: How to Code the ENTER Key to Move to Next Field in Protected Form http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q187/9/85.ASP -- Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP "LydKid" wrote in message ... I have been trying to create online forms with fields for entering data for my department. These forms toggle between print and online input but they will also need to be created with enough spacing to fill in manually. When an employee uses the online input and uses the ENTER key instead of the TAB key the pages shift down or the next field might jump to another line if there is lengthy verbiage. Is there anyway to keep the user from using ENTER or lock the structure of the form so that nothing can move. Please inform |
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Thank you, I will try that.
"LydKid" wrote: I have been trying to create online forms with fields for entering data for my department. These forms toggle between print and online input but they will also need to be created with enough spacing to fill in manually. When an employee uses the online input and uses the ENTER key instead of the TAB key the pages shift down or the next field might jump to another line if there is lengthy verbiage. Is there anyway to keep the user from using ENTER or lock the structure of the form so that nothing can move. Please inform |
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