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Form field in header
I am so confused. I read the Useful StyleRef Tricks but obviously am missing
something. I need to insert a check box form field in the header of a form for page 2 and succeeding pages. I created the character style with no problem but how do i get the check box in the header and apply the style. When I tried to put the box in it said form fields cannot be inserted into a header, which I know, but thought this styleref trick was a workaround. I tried applying the style to the check box and then putting it in the header but that didn't work either. I need help and appreciate any assistance. -- Stella Rivera |
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A STYLEREF field will only be useful to repeat the text of a *text form
field*. If you want a check box above the top margin, insert it in a frame anchored to an ordinary text paragraph but positioned on top of the header area. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Stella Rivera" wrote in message ... I am so confused. I read the Useful StyleRef Tricks but obviously am missing something. I need to insert a check box form field in the header of a form for page 2 and succeeding pages. I created the character style with no problem but how do i get the check box in the header and apply the style. When I tried to put the box in it said form fields cannot be inserted into a header, which I know, but thought this styleref trick was a workaround. I tried applying the style to the check box and then putting it in the header but that didn't work either. I need help and appreciate any assistance. -- Stella Rivera |
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To clarify: Of course, such a form field won't repeat. As far as I know,
there is no way to have a check box form field repeat in Word. Someone else might know a way to do this, though. If you don't get a reply here, ask in a programming newsgroup such as microsoft.public.word.vba.general. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... A STYLEREF field will only be useful to repeat the text of a *text form field*. If you want a check box above the top margin, insert it in a frame anchored to an ordinary text paragraph but positioned on top of the header area. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Stella Rivera" wrote in message ... I am so confused. I read the Useful StyleRef Tricks but obviously am missing something. I need to insert a check box form field in the header of a form for page 2 and succeeding pages. I created the character style with no problem but how do i get the check box in the header and apply the style. When I tried to put the box in it said form fields cannot be inserted into a header, which I know, but thought this styleref trick was a workaround. I tried applying the style to the check box and then putting it in the header but that didn't work either. I need help and appreciate any assistance. -- Stella Rivera |
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The StyleRef trick is a workaround for the fact that REF fields in a header
or footer don't update automatically in a protected form. It is not a workaround for the fact that you can't put form fields in a header or footer. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stella Rivera" wrote in message ... I am so confused. I read the Useful StyleRef Tricks but obviously am missing something. I need to insert a check box form field in the header of a form for page 2 and succeeding pages. I created the character style with no problem but how do i get the check box in the header and apply the style. When I tried to put the box in it said form fields cannot be inserted into a header, which I know, but thought this styleref trick was a workaround. I tried applying the style to the check box and then putting it in the header but that didn't work either. I need help and appreciate any assistance. -- Stella Rivera |
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Your explanation was better than mine... :-)
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... The StyleRef trick is a workaround for the fact that REF fields in a header or footer don't update automatically in a protected form. It is not a workaround for the fact that you can't put form fields in a header or footer. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stella Rivera" wrote in message ... I am so confused. I read the Useful StyleRef Tricks but obviously am missing something. I need to insert a check box form field in the header of a form for page 2 and succeeding pages. I created the character style with no problem but how do i get the check box in the header and apply the style. When I tried to put the box in it said form fields cannot be inserted into a header, which I know, but thought this styleref trick was a workaround. I tried applying the style to the check box and then putting it in the header but that didn't work either. I need help and appreciate any assistance. -- Stella Rivera |
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What you said was all true and to the point; it's possible that my answer
better cleared up the initial confusion. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Your explanation was better than mine... :-) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... The StyleRef trick is a workaround for the fact that REF fields in a header or footer don't update automatically in a protected form. It is not a workaround for the fact that you can't put form fields in a header or footer. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stella Rivera" wrote in message ... I am so confused. I read the Useful StyleRef Tricks but obviously am missing something. I need to insert a check box form field in the header of a form for page 2 and succeeding pages. I created the character style with no problem but how do i get the check box in the header and apply the style. When I tried to put the box in it said form fields cannot be inserted into a header, which I know, but thought this styleref trick was a workaround. I tried applying the style to the check box and then putting it in the header but that didn't work either. I need help and appreciate any assistance. -- Stella Rivera |
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Agreed.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: What you said was all true and to the point; it's possible that my answer better cleared up the initial confusion. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Your explanation was better than mine... :-) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... The StyleRef trick is a workaround for the fact that REF fields in a header or footer don't update automatically in a protected form. It is not a workaround for the fact that you can't put form fields in a header or footer. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stella Rivera" wrote in message ... I am so confused. I read the Useful StyleRef Tricks but obviously am missing something. I need to insert a check box form field in the header of a form for page 2 and succeeding pages. I created the character style with no problem but how do i get the check box in the header and apply the style. When I tried to put the box in it said form fields cannot be inserted into a header, which I know, but thought this styleref trick was a workaround. I tried applying the style to the check box and then putting it in the header but that didn't work either. I need help and appreciate any assistance. -- Stella Rivera . |
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