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User-applied formatting of text field contents?
My organization wants to distribute a MS Word document that is
protected as a form, and includes a number of text fields for users to type in some relatively lengthy explanations. We would like for the person completing the form to be able to apply color highlighting to words or phrases within their response text to draw our reviewers' attention to specific topics. However, Word does not seem to allow a user of the protected form to apply any formatting whatsoever to their response. Is there a solution or work-around to this limitation? We are building the form document using MS Word 2002. All suggestions are appreciated! |
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One approach would be to use unprotected sections instead of text form
fields for these long text entries. If you want to (somewhat) limit the length of the entry, you can use a single large table cell with the row height and column width specified exactly (auto resizing disabled), though knowledgeable users will be able to change these properties. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Kennedy" wrote in message om... My organization wants to distribute a MS Word document that is protected as a form, and includes a number of text fields for users to type in some relatively lengthy explanations. We would like for the person completing the form to be able to apply color highlighting to words or phrases within their response text to draw our reviewers' attention to specific topics. However, Word does not seem to allow a user of the protected form to apply any formatting whatsoever to their response. Is there a solution or work-around to this limitation? We are building the form document using MS Word 2002. All suggestions are appreciated! |
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