I need to create a form in Word. I need to lock a field down to a specific
number of characters. It doesn't really matter how I do this or what kind of
error they get as long as this form doesn't change. For example if they enter
too many characters and it starts wrapping downward or moving a field on the
right to another line etc... What would be the best way to go about that? BTW
this is Word 2003.

Put each of the fields in a fixed-size table cell or frame. You can also put
a limit on the number of characters in the field's property.
What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." For more
about online forms including ideas for keeping fields where you want them,
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.

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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Carla Bradley" wrote in message
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I need to create a form in Word. I need to lock a field down to a specific
number of characters. It doesn't really matter how I do this or what kind
of
error they get as long as this form doesn't change. For example if they
enter
too many characters and it starts wrapping downward or moving a field on
the
right to another line etc... What would be the best way to go about that?
BTW
this is Word 2003.