I have a document that I want entirely protected except for one cell within a
table. I have inserted a text form field in that cell and protected the
document, allowing other users only to edit by filling in forms. So far so
good. The problem is now when typing into the form field it doesn't break
within the table. The field keeps expanding as a single row to where it
expands the column and eventually distorts the entire table. Is there a way
to make the field break after so many characters so it will expand downwards
and widen the row rather than the column?

mclaren1975 wrote:
I have a document that I want entirely protected except for one cell
within a table. I have inserted a text form field in that cell and
protected the document, allowing other users only to edit by filling
in forms. So far so good. The problem is now when typing into the
form field it doesn't break within the table. The field keeps
expanding as a single row to where it expands the column and
eventually distorts the entire table. Is there a way to make the
field break after so many characters so it will expand downwards and
widen the row rather than the column?

This has to do with the formatting of the table, not the field. Set the
column widths the way you want them, then click Table AutoFit Fixed
Column Width. (I'm a bit puzzled because fixed column width is the default
for new tables, so at some point you must have selected Fit To Contents.)

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That did it. Duh. Thank you!!!

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

mclaren1975 wrote:
I have a document that I want entirely protected except for one cell
within a table. I have inserted a text form field in that cell and
protected the document, allowing other users only to edit by filling
in forms. So far so good. The problem is now when typing into the
form field it doesn't break within the table. The field keeps
expanding as a single row to where it expands the column and
eventually distorts the entire table. Is there a way to make the
field break after so many characters so it will expand downwards and
widen the row rather than the column?

This has to do with the formatting of the table, not the field. Set the
column widths the way you want them, then click Table AutoFit Fixed
Column Width. (I'm a bit puzzled because fixed column width is the default
for new tables, so at some point you must have selected Fit To Contents.)

--
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.