If you use the legacy dropdown fields in a protected form then Word 2007
will certainly allow a blank entry consisting of a number of spaces. Ensure
the 'blank' is the topmost dropdown entry.
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I have a number of fill-in forms I created with Word 2000. Many have
dropdown boxes that contain a number of responses as well as a "blank"
option (created using blank spaces) to allow us to 'clear' the field if
nothing has to be filled in. We recently switched to Word 2007 and we have
been unable to select the "blank" entry in the dropdowns, therefore, we can
no longer clear a field if no entry is required. Am I overlooking
something?