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Is it possible to add more than 25 items to the dropdown form field? Also,
is there a way to import that information from another source?
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Is it possible to add more than 25 items to the dropdown form field?
Also, is there a way to import that information from another source?


No, that's an absolute limit for that kind of dropdown. To get more, you
have to create a userform and place a combobox or listbox in it. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306258 and
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm.

Once you have a userform, you can get the information from almost any
source -- a Word document, a text file, an Excel worksheet, an Access
database...

If you need further help with this, post questions in the newsgroup
microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms.

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thanks jay...I was tyring to get to the vba.userforms group, so I can get
some info on populating the list. It's not listed under the word groups?
Unless I'm missing something?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

-D- wrote:
Is it possible to add more than 25 items to the dropdown form field?
Also, is there a way to import that information from another source?


No, that's an absolute limit for that kind of dropdown. To get more, you
have to create a userform and place a combobox or listbox in it. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306258 and
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm.

Once you have a userform, you can get the information from almost any
source -- a Word document, a text file, an Excel worksheet, an Access
database...

If you need further help with this, post questions in the newsgroup
microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
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See
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=us
(or drill down from
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx).

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thanks jay...I was tyring to get to the vba.userforms group, so I can get
some info on populating the list. It's not listed under the word groups?
Unless I'm missing something?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

-D- wrote:
Is it possible to add more than 25 items to the dropdown form field?
Also, is there a way to import that information from another source?


No, that's an absolute limit for that kind of dropdown. To get more, you
have to create a userform and place a combobox or listbox in it. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306258 and
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm.

Once you have a userform, you can get the information from almost any
source -- a Word document, a text file, an Excel worksheet, an Access
database...

If you need further help with this, post questions in the newsgroup
microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.




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