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Tab help for Word 2007 Template
I have a user who created a Word template. This template is a form that the
user's fill out with info. I have searched high and low and can't find the answer to my question. I have created the fields in a table so that when the user tabs from field to field the cursor goes to each cell. What I can't figure out is how to position the curser to the left of the field rather than the field being highlighted. Does this make sense? If any one could help, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Debra |
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Tab help for Word 2007 Template
That is the default action when a user tabs into a form field, and the
purpose is to make it easy to overwrite any default field content. If the user instead clicks with the mouse in the field, it may be possible to avoid selecting the entire content. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Debra" wrote in message ... I have a user who created a Word template. This template is a form that the user's fill out with info. I have searched high and low and can't find the answer to my question. I have created the fields in a table so that when the user tabs from field to field the cursor goes to each cell. What I can't figure out is how to position the curser to the left of the field rather than the field being highlighted. Does this make sense? If any one could help, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Debra |
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Tab help for Word 2007 Template
Suzanne,
I see what you are saying but in the form I'm talking about, when I tab to the next field, the field name is highlighted. Instead of that I would like the cursor to be right of the field name so the user can start typing in their info. I have made the templater read only so the fields should be empty each time a user uses the template to enter their data. Thanks, Deb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: That is the default action when a user tabs into a form field, and the purpose is to make it easy to overwrite any default field content. If the user instead clicks with the mouse in the field, it may be possible to avoid selecting the entire content. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Debra" wrote in message ... I have a user who created a Word template. This template is a form that the user's fill out with info. I have searched high and low and can't find the answer to my question. I have created the fields in a table so that when the user tabs from field to field the cursor goes to each cell. What I can't figure out is how to position the curser to the left of the field rather than the field being highlighted. Does this make sense? If any one could help, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Debra |
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Tab help for Word 2007 Template
Are you using content controls or legacy form fields? If the former, someone
else will have to help you. If the latter, you should put the field label outside the field itself. This is often done by putting the label ("Name," "Address," or the like) in one table cell and the form field in another. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Debra" wrote in message ... Suzanne, I see what you are saying but in the form I'm talking about, when I tab to the next field, the field name is highlighted. Instead of that I would like the cursor to be right of the field name so the user can start typing in their info. I have made the templater read only so the fields should be empty each time a user uses the template to enter their data. Thanks, Deb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: That is the default action when a user tabs into a form field, and the purpose is to make it easy to overwrite any default field content. If the user instead clicks with the mouse in the field, it may be possible to avoid selecting the entire content. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Debra" wrote in message ... I have a user who created a Word template. This template is a form that the user's fill out with info. I have searched high and low and can't find the answer to my question. I have created the fields in a table so that when the user tabs from field to field the cursor goes to each cell. What I can't figure out is how to position the curser to the left of the field rather than the field being highlighted. Does this make sense? If any one could help, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Debra |
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Tab help for Word 2007 Template
The other thing to note is that if you protect the template for forms entry,
then tabbing will stop ONLY at fields. Even if the label (Name) is in the same table cell--or not in a table at all--tabbing just takes you from field to field. This is, btw, the way forms are designed to be used for onscreen entry. That way, the user can't overtype parts of the form itself. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Are you using content controls or legacy form fields? If the former, someone else will have to help you. If the latter, you should put the field label outside the field itself. This is often done by putting the label ("Name," "Address," or the like) in one table cell and the form field in another. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Debra" wrote in message ... Suzanne, I see what you are saying but in the form I'm talking about, when I tab to the next field, the field name is highlighted. Instead of that I would like the cursor to be right of the field name so the user can start typing in their info. I have made the templater read only so the fields should be empty each time a user uses the template to enter their data. Thanks, Deb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: That is the default action when a user tabs into a form field, and the purpose is to make it easy to overwrite any default field content. If the user instead clicks with the mouse in the field, it may be possible to avoid selecting the entire content. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Debra" wrote in message ... I have a user who created a Word template. This template is a form that the user's fill out with info. I have searched high and low and can't find the answer to my question. I have created the fields in a table so that when the user tabs from field to field the cursor goes to each cell. What I can't figure out is how to position the curser to the left of the field rather than the field being highlighted. Does this make sense? If any one could help, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Debra |
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