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Adding Text to Form Fields
I used to be able to add text to a form field without having to click
"protect form" in a Word 2003 document. This would allow me to add text to the form fields and also change other text outside of the fields without having to constantly protect and unprotect the document. I was also able to instantly tab to the next form field (if needed). Now, I'm unable to add text to a form field unless I protect the document, but protecting the document will not allow me to change text outside of the form fields unless the document is unlocked. What happened? Is there a way to change Word so that I can use the original format? Thanks for your help... |
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Adding Text to Form Fields
Form fields always required the form to be protected.
You could perhaps insert an unprotected section for free text entry - or maybe you were thinking of macrobutton fields? http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Frustrated wrote: I used to be able to add text to a form field without having to click "protect form" in a Word 2003 document. This would allow me to add text to the form fields and also change other text outside of the fields without having to constantly protect and unprotect the document. I was also able to instantly tab to the next form field (if needed). Now, I'm unable to add text to a form field unless I protect the document, but protecting the document will not allow me to change text outside of the form fields unless the document is unlocked. What happened? Is there a way to change Word so that I can use the original format? Thanks for your help... |
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Graham,
Thank you for the reply and the information. I wasn't using macrobutton fields. When I attempt to created an unprotected section, Word will not allow me to add text into the field. I'll click on the field, but my text appears before the gray box. Last time, this wasn't a problem, and the gray box would disappear once I typed in text. I'm basically using the form fields for adding test scores into a psychological report, but I also need to type in numerous paragraphs for background information and summaries of results. Any suggestions? Thanks again "Graham Mayor" wrote: Form fields always required the form to be protected. You could perhaps insert an unprotected section for free text entry - or maybe you were thinking of macrobutton fields? http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Frustrated wrote: I used to be able to add text to a form field without having to click "protect form" in a Word 2003 document. This would allow me to add text to the form fields and also change other text outside of the fields without having to constantly protect and unprotect the document. I was also able to instantly tab to the next form field (if needed). Now, I'm unable to add text to a form field unless I protect the document, but protecting the document will not allow me to change text outside of the form fields unless the document is unlocked. What happened? Is there a way to change Word so that I can use the original format? Thanks for your help... |
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Don't try to use form fields in unprotected sections or in an unprotected
document. They need to be protected to work. If you make an unprotected section, as Graham suggested, don't put fields there. You might find that a table works for inserting aligned text. Or you can place macrobutton fields there, as explained in Graham's article (did you bother to read it?). But NOT form fields! -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Frustrated wrote: Graham, Thank you for the reply and the information. I wasn't using macrobutton fields. When I attempt to created an unprotected section, Word will not allow me to add text into the field. I'll click on the field, but my text appears before the gray box. Last time, this wasn't a problem, and the gray box would disappear once I typed in text. I'm basically using the form fields for adding test scores into a psychological report, but I also need to type in numerous paragraphs for background information and summaries of results. Any suggestions? Thanks again "Graham Mayor" wrote: Form fields always required the form to be protected. You could perhaps insert an unprotected section for free text entry - or maybe you were thinking of macrobutton fields? http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Frustrated wrote: I used to be able to add text to a form field without having to click "protect form" in a Word 2003 document. This would allow me to add text to the form fields and also change other text outside of the fields without having to constantly protect and unprotect the document. I was also able to instantly tab to the next form field (if needed). Now, I'm unable to add text to a form field unless I protect the document, but protecting the document will not allow me to change text outside of the form fields unless the document is unlocked. What happened? Is there a way to change Word so that I can use the original format? Thanks for your help... |
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