[lorraine]

I have used text boxes and indicated 500 characters, but the box looks larger
than the amount of text allowed and users would like to have a better idea of
exactly how much space they have prior to beginning to type.

[Graham Mayor]

Use table cells with fixed dimensions rather than text boxes and don't limit
the number of characters. Users then have the space occupied by the cells to
fill with text.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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lorraine wrote:
I have used text boxes and indicated 500 characters, but the box
looks larger than the amount of text allowed and users would like to
have a better idea of exactly how much space they have prior to
beginning to type.

[Stefan Blom]

Instead of text boxes, use table cells with fixed dimensions. For
more, you may want to take a look at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/LinesInForms.htm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"lorraine" wrote in message
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I have used text boxes and indicated 500 characters, but the box
looks larger
than the amount of text allowed and users would like to have a
better idea of
exactly how much space they have prior to beginning to type.