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drawing a line I can type on later
I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines
(i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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Noellia:
Follow these steps to get your line: Format | Borders and Shading | Borders "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form
field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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Thank you! You know what though? I tried it, and it worked just like you
said, except when I then go in & attempt to type on a line, every letter I type causes the form field to be extended one space to the right. So instead of simply filling in the line that's already there, the text creates "more line" as I type, and everything else on the page (that line of the page) gets shifted to the right as well. Hmmmm. "GKW in GA" wrote: On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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Did you pres the Protect Form. That makes the documument so only the form
fieds are input capable "GKW in GA" wrote: On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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Yes, I pressed the Protect Form. It did make it so only the form fields are
input capable, but the form fields actually expanded one space for every letter typed, thus shifting everything over to the right. Ugh. "GKW in GA" wrote: Did you pres the Protect Form. That makes the documument so only the form fieds are input capable "GKW in GA" wrote: On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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Text form fields are no different in that respect than typing regular text.
To prevent moving the following text, either put the form fields into a table (or several tables) or separate the fields from the following text with tabs (set a tab stop where the following text should begin). Tables are better, because a tab will jump to the next tab stop after the one you intended if the field gets too wide. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm for some help with this. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org noellia wrote: Yes, I pressed the Protect Form. It did make it so only the form fields are input capable, but the form fields actually expanded one space for every letter typed, thus shifting everything over to the right. Ugh. "GKW in GA" wrote: Did you pres the Protect Form. That makes the documument so only the form fieds are input capable "GKW in GA" wrote: On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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drawing a line I can type on later
I have a related question - I have created a form with underlining as
described in this thread and it works well. However, some of the people using this form will likely print it out rather than filling it out electronically. How can I create an underline all the way across the page when it prints so that some one can "fill-in-the-blank" manually? Right now when I print, it only gives me an underline for the length of the blank text form field box. Thanks for any help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Text form fields are no different in that respect than typing regular text. To prevent moving the following text, either put the form fields into a table (or several tables) or separate the fields from the following text with tabs (set a tab stop where the following text should begin). Tables are better, because a tab will jump to the next tab stop after the one you intended if the field gets too wide. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm for some help with this. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org noellia wrote: Yes, I pressed the Protect Form. It did make it so only the form fields are input capable, but the form fields actually expanded one space for every letter typed, thus shifting everything over to the right. Ugh. "GKW in GA" wrote: Did you pres the Protect Form. That makes the documument so only the form fieds are input capable "GKW in GA" wrote: On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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drawing a line I can type on later
Put the text form field in a table cell with a bottom border; make the table
cell the width of the page (or whatever's left of it). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Nicole" wrote in message ... I have a related question - I have created a form with underlining as described in this thread and it works well. However, some of the people using this form will likely print it out rather than filling it out electronically. How can I create an underline all the way across the page when it prints so that some one can "fill-in-the-blank" manually? Right now when I print, it only gives me an underline for the length of the blank text form field box. Thanks for any help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Text form fields are no different in that respect than typing regular text. To prevent moving the following text, either put the form fields into a table (or several tables) or separate the fields from the following text with tabs (set a tab stop where the following text should begin). Tables are better, because a tab will jump to the next tab stop after the one you intended if the field gets too wide. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm for some help with this. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org noellia wrote: Yes, I pressed the Protect Form. It did make it so only the form fields are input capable, but the form fields actually expanded one space for every letter typed, thus shifting everything over to the right. Ugh. "GKW in GA" wrote: Did you pres the Protect Form. That makes the documument so only the form fieds are input capable "GKW in GA" wrote: On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Put the text form field in a table cell with a bottom border; make the table cell the width of the page (or whatever's left of it). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Nicole" wrote in message ... I have a related question - I have created a form with underlining as described in this thread and it works well. However, some of the people using this form will likely print it out rather than filling it out electronically. How can I create an underline all the way across the page when it prints so that some one can "fill-in-the-blank" manually? Right now when I print, it only gives me an underline for the length of the blank text form field box. Thanks for any help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Text form fields are no different in that respect than typing regular text. To prevent moving the following text, either put the form fields into a table (or several tables) or separate the fields from the following text with tabs (set a tab stop where the following text should begin). Tables are better, because a tab will jump to the next tab stop after the one you intended if the field gets too wide. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm for some help with this. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org noellia wrote: Yes, I pressed the Protect Form. It did make it so only the form fields are input capable, but the form fields actually expanded one space for every letter typed, thus shifting everything over to the right. Ugh. "GKW in GA" wrote: Did you pres the Protect Form. That makes the documument so only the form fieds are input capable "GKW in GA" wrote: On the FORMS toolbar, press the Text Form Field button to insert a form field. Place cursor in the field just created (it probably will be grey) and press the Underline button on FORMAT toolbar to underline the form field. Do this for every field you want to add. There is a button called Form Field Shading that will remove the grey background from the form fields if you don't like they grey background. When your done press the Protect Form button on the FORMS toolbar. This will allow typing only in the form fields when the document os opened. Save the document "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. I use the line draw on the drawing toolbar. Simply type a word and place the line underneath. You can then type above the line and it prints out as well. Very simple. |
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drawing a line I can type on later
I use the line draw on the drawing toolbar. Simply type a word and place the
line underneath. You can then type above the line and it prints out as well. Very simple. "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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drawing a line I can type on later
Placement of the line can be tricky, and you have to be sure it's anchored
to the paragraph you're going to be typing in so that it doesn't get out of place if you edit text above it. That is, however, one of the methods offered at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Riverview" wrote in message ... I use the line draw on the drawing toolbar. Simply type a word and place the line underneath. You can then type above the line and it prints out as well. Very simple. "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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drawing a line I can type on later
For the following example:
_____have hereunto set _____ hand(s) and seals(s) this ___ day of ____ Click on Font Style and Font Size to use. Click View, Toolbars, Forms. Click Table, Insert, Table of 7 columns, 1 row. OK. Type text where it goes. Where the blank lines will go, click Text Form Field (ab on Form Field Tool Bar) Move the cell borders as appropriate (leaving enough space for whatever goes there). Click the a in a square on the Form Field toolbar if you want to remove the form field shading Click in first cell where a line is wanted. Click Format, Borders and Shading, Click Apply to Cell (bottom right) and click on unwanted borders to remove them, leaving only underline. Click OK. Click in second cell, click Borders and Shading and click None to remove all four borders. Click OK. Continue the process to complete all cells in the line. Lock the form (padlock icon on the Forms toolbar). Then you can type in the form fields in the document, tabbing from each to the next. (Remember to unlock the form to do other editing.) "noellia" wrote: I'm creating a form. I want it to have several "fill-in-the-blank" lines (i.e., Name:_____________, Address ____________), but I want to be able to save the form for multiple future uses, and be able to just go in & type text on the lines without affecting the layout of the form as it was saved. |
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