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How can I change the size of the form field - list text is being cut off.
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Anne Troy
 
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"List text"? Are you saying that the field for a drop-down is getting cut
off? What I do is create an additional entry with blank spaces...enough
blank spaces to make that choice longer than any of the others. Then, that's
the choice that's at the top. This way, no choice is printed if I create a
"blank" form either.
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How can I change the size of the form field - list text is being cut off.
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A listbox is not a form field...it's an ActiveX control. To make it
wider, set the WIDTH property.

You might also want to check out this link for more tips/tricks...

Word AutoForm Articles
http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms

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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:46:16 -0700, "PowerPoint"
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How can I change the size of the form field - list text is being cut off.
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Dian:

I want to have the value of a field copy what is entered into another field.
If this were an Excel document, I'd just put "=$b$2" and the value of the
referenced cell would be added. I don't know how to do this in a Word Form.
Can you tell me how to do this?

Thanks
Melanie

"Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote:

A listbox is not a form field...it's an ActiveX control. To make it
wider, set the WIDTH property.

You might also want to check out this link for more tips/tricks...

Word AutoForm Articles
http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms

Dian D. Chapman
Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP
MOS Certified, Editor/TechTrax

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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:46:16 -0700, "PowerPoint"
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How can I change the size of the form field - list text is being cut off.
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Mel, try this:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft_word .htm

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Dian:

I want to have the value of a field copy what is entered into another
field.
If this were an Excel document, I'd just put "=$b$2" and the value of the
referenced cell would be added. I don't know how to do this in a Word
Form.
Can you tell me how to do this?

Thanks
Melanie

"Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote:

A listbox is not a form field...it's an ActiveX control. To make it
wider, set the WIDTH property.

You might also want to check out this link for more tips/tricks...

Word AutoForm Articles
http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms

Dian D. Chapman
Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP
MOS Certified, Editor/TechTrax

View Hurricane Humane Updates: http://www.mousetrax.com/pets.html
Free Microsoft Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax
Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html





On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:46:16 -0700, "PowerPoint"
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How can I change the size of the form field - list text is being cut
off.
Thanks.







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You could use a REF field. See
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm .

Melanie wrote:

Dian:

I want to have the value of a field copy what is entered into another field.
If this were an Excel document, I'd just put "=$b$2" and the value of the
referenced cell would be added. I don't know how to do this in a Word Form.
Can you tell me how to do this?

Thanks
Melanie


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