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drop down arrows only show up when in the field
Is there any way to format a drop down list on a form so that the drop down
arrow appears all the time, and not just when you tab or click into that field? I'm trying to give my users an idea of which fields are drop down versus free text. Thanks for your help. |
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drop down arrows only show up when in the field
No, not if you're using a protected form and dropdown formfields.
If you change the template to display a userform (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userfo...eAUserForm.htm) and just insert the resulting values into the document, the dropdowns in the userform do always show the arrow by default (although it can be hidden). A userform also simplifies the job of validating users' entries. It has the relative drawback of requiring users to allow macros to run. -- 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. Rob wrote: Is there any way to format a drop down list on a form so that the drop down arrow appears all the time, and not just when you tab or click into that field? I'm trying to give my users an idea of which fields are drop down versus free text. Thanks for your help. |
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drop down arrows only show up when in the field
No, not if you're using a protected form and dropdown formfields.
If you change the template to display a userform (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userfo...eAUserForm.htm) and just insert the resulting values into the document, the dropdowns in the userform do always show the arrow by default (although it can be hidden). A userform also simplifies the job of validating users' entries. It has the relative drawback of requiring users to allow macros to run. -- 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. Rob wrote: Is there any way to format a drop down list on a form so that the drop down arrow appears all the time, and not just when you tab or click into that field? I'm trying to give my users an idea of which fields are drop down versus free text. Thanks for your help. |
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