[Jeanneb]

In prior versions of MS Word I could click on a Fill-in Field and hit F9 and
a box would pop up to enter my information in. That no longer works. Is
there a different method used in Office 2007 to get that to work?

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi Jeanneb,

The F9 approach still works in Word 2007. Are you sure you haven't locked the field (Ctrl-F11)? You can unlock it via
Ctrl-Shift-F11.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Jeanneb" wrote in message ...
In prior versions of MS Word I could click on a Fill-in Field and hit F9 and
a box would pop up to enter my information in. That no longer works. Is
there a different method used in Office 2007 to get that to work?

[Martina]

Hi macropod,

I too am having the same problem as Jeaneb, I've tried your suggestion of
Ctrl-F11 to no avail. Its been so long since i've used these prompts that i
can't really remember if i'm typing the correct words - this is what i have
been doing:

Ctrl F9 to get the { } up.
Typing: Fillin, "Date" within { }

Am i using the wrong words - is this why i'm not getting the prompt boxes?

Any help would be much appreciated i really miss this way of doing things.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi Jeanneb,

The F9 approach still works in Word 2007. Are you sure you haven't locked the field (Ctrl-F11)? You can unlock it via
Ctrl-Shift-F11.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Jeanneb" wrote in message ...
In prior versions of MS Word I could click on a Fill-in Field and hit F9 and
a box would pop up to enter my information in. That no longer works. Is
there a different method used in Office 2007 to get that to work?

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi Martina,

The process you're describing seems correct, except that ther should not be a comma after 'FILLIN'. After creating the field,
selecting and pressing F9 should generate the prompt.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Martina" wrote in message ...
Hi macropod,

I too am having the same problem as Jeaneb, I've tried your suggestion of
Ctrl-F11 to no avail. Its been so long since i've used these prompts that i
can't really remember if i'm typing the correct words - this is what i have
been doing:

Ctrl F9 to get the { } up.
Typing: Fillin, "Date" within { }

Am i using the wrong words - is this why i'm not getting the prompt boxes?

Any help would be much appreciated i really miss this way of doing things.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi Jeanneb,

The F9 approach still works in Word 2007. Are you sure you haven't locked the field (Ctrl-F11)? You can unlock it via
Ctrl-Shift-F11.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Jeanneb" wrote in message ...
In prior versions of MS Word I could click on a Fill-in Field and hit F9 and
a box would pop up to enter my information in. That no longer works. Is
there a different method used in Office 2007 to get that to work?