[Cindi]

First, Vista is my operating system. I am using the Developer option to
create a form. It says to limit the amount of imformation a person can type,
select the field, go to Properties in the Controls group and enter the value
un Maximum Length. There's no Maximum Length option When I do that. What am
I doing wrong???
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thank you
Cindi

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

You can limit the length for legacy text form fields, but not for the new
content controls. In the Controls group (Developer tab), look for the tools
named Legacy Tools. Unless you're creating a template wherein content
controls are being used as placeholders and instructions or using them in
conjunction with XML programming, you're generally better off using the
legacy tools for more traditional forms in Word. While they're labeled
"legacy", they're still the best way of handling most forms for most Word
users.

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Cindi" wrote in message
...
First, Vista is my operating system. I am using the Developer option to
create a form. It says to limit the amount of imformation a person can
type,
select the field, go to Properties in the Controls group and enter the
value
un Maximum Length. There's no Maximum Length option When I do that. What
am
I doing wrong???
--
thank you
Cindi

[Graham Mayor]

To aid the use of legacy fields - see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Classic%20Form%20Controls.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Herb Tyson [MVP] wrote:
You can limit the length for legacy text form fields, but not for the
new content controls. In the Controls group (Developer tab), look for
the tools named Legacy Tools. Unless you're creating a template
wherein content controls are being used as placeholders and
instructions or using them in conjunction with XML programming,
you're generally better off using the legacy tools for more
traditional forms in Word. While they're labeled "legacy", they're
still the best way of handling most forms for most Word users.


"Cindi" wrote in message
...
First, Vista is my operating system. I am using the Developer
option to create a form. It says to limit the amount of imformation
a person can type,
select the field, go to Properties in the Controls group and enter
the value
un Maximum Length. There's no Maximum Length option When I do that.
What am
I doing wrong???
--
thank you
Cindi