It sounds as if you have not protected the document for forms.

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"abatol" wrote in message
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I have some documents I have been trying to get made into e docs with
tabbing from line to line and automatic bold text and underlining . My
problem is I can get a text form field on a line with bold and underlining
but the line keeps growing how do I stop this .? and how do Imake it tab
from form field to check box etc.