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I create protected forms in word for clients to fill out requests. I send
them a copy of the original, they fill in the form fields and then "save as", attach their completed form to an email and send it back to me. I'm not sure if the problem I am having is a result of my ignorance of creating forms in Word or if I have just hit a limitation of this software, but here it is: Even though my form is protected and even though limit the number of character spaces per text form field, I find that if a user presses the enter key while in a form field, they can reformat the entire document, creating extra pages, enlarging tables, etc. The original document is still protected but they can simply "save as" and all of their reformatting will be saved. Is there a way to REALLY protect my document so that no matter what key a user presses the document will not reformat? I hope this is clear and I hope someone can help. Sincerely, Max |
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You can either put the form field in a table cell, with row height set to an
exact amount, or you can code the Enter key to move to the next form field (see €śWD: How to Code ENTER Key to Move to Next Field in Form€ť at http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=211219 -- 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. "Max" wrote in message ... I create protected forms in word for clients to fill out requests. I send them a copy of the original, they fill in the form fields and then "save as", attach their completed form to an email and send it back to me. I'm not sure if the problem I am having is a result of my ignorance of creating forms in Word or if I have just hit a limitation of this software, but here it is: Even though my form is protected and even though limit the number of character spaces per text form field, I find that if a user presses the enter key while in a form field, they can reformat the entire document, creating extra pages, enlarging tables, etc. The original document is still protected but they can simply "save as" and all of their reformatting will be saved. Is there a way to REALLY protect my document so that no matter what key a user presses the document will not reformat? I hope this is clear and I hope someone can help. Sincerely, Max |
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Suzanne,
Thanks so much! I will give your suggestions a shot. Max "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can either put the form field in a table cell, with row height set to an exact amount, or you can code the Enter key to move to the next form field (see €śWD: How to Code ENTER Key to Move to Next Field in Form€ť at http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=211219 -- 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. "Max" wrote in message ... I create protected forms in word for clients to fill out requests. I send them a copy of the original, they fill in the form fields and then "save as", attach their completed form to an email and send it back to me. I'm not sure if the problem I am having is a result of my ignorance of creating forms in Word or if I have just hit a limitation of this software, but here it is: Even though my form is protected and even though limit the number of character spaces per text form field, I find that if a user presses the enter key while in a form field, they can reformat the entire document, creating extra pages, enlarging tables, etc. The original document is still protected but they can simply "save as" and all of their reformatting will be saved. Is there a way to REALLY protect my document so that no matter what key a user presses the document will not reformat? I hope this is clear and I hope someone can help. Sincerely, Max |
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For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. To constrain movement of other parts of forms because of user input, people often use fixed-size table cells or frames to hold the form fields. (They can type all they want, but only what shows up in the space you've defined shows on screen or gets printed out.) Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Max" wrote in message ... I create protected forms in word for clients to fill out requests. I send them a copy of the original, they fill in the form fields and then "save as", attach their completed form to an email and send it back to me. I'm not sure if the problem I am having is a result of my ignorance of creating forms in Word or if I have just hit a limitation of this software, but here it is: Even though my form is protected and even though limit the number of character spaces per text form field, I find that if a user presses the enter key while in a form field, they can reformat the entire document, creating extra pages, enlarging tables, etc. The original document is still protected but they can simply "save as" and all of their reformatting will be saved. Is there a way to REALLY protect my document so that no matter what key a user presses the document will not reformat? I hope this is clear and I hope someone can help. Sincerely, Max |
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Hi Charles,
How does one create fixed-sized table cells or frames? Sorry for my lack of knowledge but if you could lead me to the information I will gladly dive in and give my best shot. Thanks, Max "Charles Kenyon" wrote: For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. To constrain movement of other parts of forms because of user input, people often use fixed-size table cells or frames to hold the form fields. (They can type all they want, but only what shows up in the space you've defined shows on screen or gets printed out.) Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Max" wrote in message ... I create protected forms in word for clients to fill out requests. I send them a copy of the original, they fill in the form fields and then "save as", attach their completed form to an email and send it back to me. I'm not sure if the problem I am having is a result of my ignorance of creating forms in Word or if I have just hit a limitation of this software, but here it is: Even though my form is protected and even though limit the number of character spaces per text form field, I find that if a user presses the enter key while in a form field, they can reformat the entire document, creating extra pages, enlarging tables, etc. The original document is still protected but they can simply "save as" and all of their reformatting will be saved. Is there a way to REALLY protect my document so that no matter what key a user presses the document will not reformat? I hope this is clear and I hope someone can help. Sincerely, Max |
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