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Using Same Combo Box Multiple Times
I have created a combo box to put in a form, but I need to use it multiple
times in the same form. When I put it in the first time it works great, but then I hit enter and try to put the same combo box on the second line it changes the first line information when I choose an item from the combo box. I have 12 items in the combo box and it is possible to need 1 or 2 of them or all twelve, so I set up bulleted numbers 1-12 in the Word doc and would like to use the same combo box choices for each line, but it is changing the first line no matter which bullet 1-12 that I am on. Can someone please help????!!! Thank you! |
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Tools from the control toolbox are not really compatible with Word forms.
Use dropdown form fields from the forms toolbar. I take it that you want to grab a different selection from the dropdown on each of the twelve occasions it is used? If you want the same selection use REF fields. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: I have created a combo box to put in a form, but I need to use it multiple times in the same form. When I put it in the first time it works great, but then I hit enter and try to put the same combo box on the second line it changes the first line information when I choose an item from the combo box. I have 12 items in the combo box and it is possible to need 1 or 2 of them or all twelve, so I set up bulleted numbers 1-12 in the Word doc and would like to use the same combo box choices for each line, but it is changing the first line no matter which bullet 1-12 that I am on. Can someone please help????!!! Thank you! |
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If I remember correctly the dropdown form fields do not work as there is a
limit to the amount of letters you can put in each dropdown box and I need to put an entire sentence in each one. Any other options for completing this? "Graham Mayor" wrote: Tools from the control toolbox are not really compatible with Word forms. Use dropdown form fields from the forms toolbar. I take it that you want to grab a different selection from the dropdown on each of the twelve occasions it is used? If you want the same selection use REF fields. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: I have created a combo box to put in a form, but I need to use it multiple times in the same form. When I put it in the first time it works great, but then I hit enter and try to put the same combo box on the second line it changes the first line information when I choose an item from the combo box. I have 12 items in the combo box and it is possible to need 1 or 2 of them or all twelve, so I set up bulleted numbers 1-12 in the Word doc and would like to use the same combo box choices for each line, but it is changing the first line no matter which bullet 1-12 that I am on. Can someone please help????!!! Thank you! |
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Using Same Combo Box Multiple Times
See http://www.gmayor.com/SelectFile.htm
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: If I remember correctly the dropdown form fields do not work as there is a limit to the amount of letters you can put in each dropdown box and I need to put an entire sentence in each one. Any other options for completing this? "Graham Mayor" wrote: Tools from the control toolbox are not really compatible with Word forms. Use dropdown form fields from the forms toolbar. I take it that you want to grab a different selection from the dropdown on each of the twelve occasions it is used? If you want the same selection use REF fields. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: I have created a combo box to put in a form, but I need to use it multiple times in the same form. When I put it in the first time it works great, but then I hit enter and try to put the same combo box on the second line it changes the first line information when I choose an item from the combo box. I have 12 items in the combo box and it is possible to need 1 or 2 of them or all twelve, so I set up bulleted numbers 1-12 in the Word doc and would like to use the same combo box choices for each line, but it is changing the first line no matter which bullet 1-12 that I am on. Can someone please help????!!! Thank you! |
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I thank you for the link. I am still a little fuzzy on some things though. I
don't have a lot of macro experience as I am sure you have noticed. I can get the drop-down form field into my document, but not sure how to link the macro. Do I create it the same as I was doing with a combo box on the VBS side of things? Also, are the conditional fields inserted where the are in the 5th line of the macro? Not sure where to insert those. I know you mentioned that you could do this with insert autotext entries, which may be better for what I am doing, but are those limited to a certain number of characters? If not I think this would be best for me. Would I just follow the same instructions but instead of the document links enter the auto text I would like in the boxes? Thank you so much for your help. It is greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/SelectFile.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: If I remember correctly the dropdown form fields do not work as there is a limit to the amount of letters you can put in each dropdown box and I need to put an entire sentence in each one. Any other options for completing this? "Graham Mayor" wrote: Tools from the control toolbox are not really compatible with Word forms. Use dropdown form fields from the forms toolbar. I take it that you want to grab a different selection from the dropdown on each of the twelve occasions it is used? If you want the same selection use REF fields. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: I have created a combo box to put in a form, but I need to use it multiple times in the same form. When I put it in the first time it works great, but then I hit enter and try to put the same combo box on the second line it changes the first line information when I choose an item from the combo box. I have 12 items in the combo box and it is possible to need 1 or 2 of them or all twelve, so I set up bulleted numbers 1-12 in the Word doc and would like to use the same combo box choices for each line, but it is changing the first line no matter which bullet 1-12 that I am on. Can someone please help????!!! Thank you! |
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Using Same Combo Box Multiple Times
The macro is run on exit from the dropdown field (as shown in the dialog box
illustrations). The first example inserts the file based on the result where the fields are placed - the second inserts it at the end of the document. Autotext entries can be many pages long. That shouldn't be an issue if you prefer autotext. In the first example instead of using IncludeText fields you would use Autotext fields. If you don't want both the fields and the results to be displayed the you should be looking at userforms to make the selection. Word MVP FAQ - Userforms http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: I thank you for the link. I am still a little fuzzy on some things though. I don't have a lot of macro experience as I am sure you have noticed. I can get the drop-down form field into my document, but not sure how to link the macro. Do I create it the same as I was doing with a combo box on the VBS side of things? Also, are the conditional fields inserted where the are in the 5th line of the macro? Not sure where to insert those. I know you mentioned that you could do this with insert autotext entries, which may be better for what I am doing, but are those limited to a certain number of characters? If not I think this would be best for me. Would I just follow the same instructions but instead of the document links enter the auto text I would like in the boxes? Thank you so much for your help. It is greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/SelectFile.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: If I remember correctly the dropdown form fields do not work as there is a limit to the amount of letters you can put in each dropdown box and I need to put an entire sentence in each one. Any other options for completing this? "Graham Mayor" wrote: Tools from the control toolbox are not really compatible with Word forms. Use dropdown form fields from the forms toolbar. I take it that you want to grab a different selection from the dropdown on each of the twelve occasions it is used? If you want the same selection use REF fields. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Melanie Wagner wrote: I have created a combo box to put in a form, but I need to use it multiple times in the same form. When I put it in the first time it works great, but then I hit enter and try to put the same combo box on the second line it changes the first line information when I choose an item from the combo box. I have 12 items in the combo box and it is possible to need 1 or 2 of them or all twelve, so I set up bulleted numbers 1-12 in the Word doc and would like to use the same combo box choices for each line, but it is changing the first line no matter which bullet 1-12 that I am on. Can someone please help????!!! Thank you! |
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