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Problems making the text fields and checkboxes function in a form using a table structure
I am desigining (trying to) a form using word from Office XP and have a
mixture of text fields and checkboxes that I input from the forms toolbar. When I protect the document the checkbox function works just fine but the text fields do not. They work just as if I was trying to replace text normally. When I unprotect the document the text fields fully select and typing replaces them as I would expect but the check boxes do not function. I have tried putting in continuous section breaks and then only protecting the checkbox sections but that causes the section break itself to mess up the page formatting. Any suggestions as to how to correct this problem? |
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Problems making the text fields and checkboxes function in a form using a table structure
Are you using Text Form Fields from the Forms toolbar?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Triplecee" wrote in message news:jRrDg.373594$Mn5.238562@pd7tw3no... I am desigining (trying to) a form using word from Office XP and have a mixture of text fields and checkboxes that I input from the forms toolbar. When I protect the document the checkbox function works just fine but the text fields do not. They work just as if I was trying to replace text normally. When I unprotect the document the text fields fully select and typing replaces them as I would expect but the check boxes do not function. I have tried putting in continuous section breaks and then only protecting the checkbox sections but that causes the section break itself to mess up the page formatting. Any suggestions as to how to correct this problem? |
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Problems making the text fields and checkboxes function in a form using a table structure
Yes, I input the check boxes and the text fields from the Forms toolbar.
The form requires mixes of check boxes and text fields. I assumed that the text field once protected would operate the same as the MacroButton NoMacro [Click here and type ...] field in the contemporary Fax template. However, when I protect the document the non-field areas are protected but if I want to use "Click here and type" in the field descriptor and just click anywhere in the descriptor the cursor just injects between letters. The only way the protected text field selects the whole field for replacement is if I click on the first word of the descriptor or if there is only one word there. I think I can make do with this but it's a bit of a nuisance to have to provide that guidance (i.e to click on the first word of the field) to the person who must fill in the form. CCC "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Are you using Text Form Fields from the Forms toolbar? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Triplecee" wrote in message news:jRrDg.373594$Mn5.238562@pd7tw3no... I am desigining (trying to) a form using word from Office XP and have a mixture of text fields and checkboxes that I input from the forms toolbar. When I protect the document the checkbox function works just fine but the text fields do not. They work just as if I was trying to replace text normally. When I unprotect the document the text fields fully select and typing replaces them as I would expect but the check boxes do not function. I have tried putting in continuous section breaks and then only protecting the checkbox sections but that causes the section break itself to mess up the page formatting. Any suggestions as to how to correct this problem? |
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Problems making the text fields and checkboxes function in a form using a table structure
The way protected forms are designed, you tab from one field to another.
Usually you have protected text that describes what you're supposed to put in the text form field. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Triplecee" wrote in message news:9byDg.374266$Mn5.85547@pd7tw3no... Yes, I input the check boxes and the text fields from the Forms toolbar. The form requires mixes of check boxes and text fields. I assumed that the text field once protected would operate the same as the MacroButton NoMacro [Click here and type ...] field in the contemporary Fax template. However, when I protect the document the non-field areas are protected but if I want to use "Click here and type" in the field descriptor and just click anywhere in the descriptor the cursor just injects between letters. The only way the protected text field selects the whole field for replacement is if I click on the first word of the descriptor or if there is only one word there. I think I can make do with this but it's a bit of a nuisance to have to provide that guidance (i.e to click on the first word of the field) to the person who must fill in the form. CCC "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Are you using Text Form Fields from the Forms toolbar? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Triplecee" wrote in message news:jRrDg.373594$Mn5.238562@pd7tw3no... I am desigining (trying to) a form using word from Office XP and have a mixture of text fields and checkboxes that I input from the forms toolbar. When I protect the document the checkbox function works just fine but the text fields do not. They work just as if I was trying to replace text normally. When I unprotect the document the text fields fully select and typing replaces them as I would expect but the check boxes do not function. I have tried putting in continuous section breaks and then only protecting the checkbox sections but that causes the section break itself to mess up the page formatting. Any suggestions as to how to correct this problem? |
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Problems making the text fields and checkboxes function in a form using a table structure
Suzanne, Thanks for your assistance.
I see now that the up front instructions for the registration form user will have to be to tab (or Shift+tab) through the fields and type in the requested information. The form works fine in that mode. What happens when I have a section that looks like this: TEL. (Res): (area code) home number where the "area code" and "home number" are the fields and I click randomly in the field, the cursor inserts itself in between the letters instead of selecting the whole field. Might be an idea to try to change this down the line so that a tab or click in the field selects the whole field. The "tab" directions will be fine for the meantime. Thanks again, CCC "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... The way protected forms are designed, you tab from one field to another. Usually you have protected text that describes what you're supposed to put in the text form field. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Triplecee" wrote in message news:9byDg.374266$Mn5.85547@pd7tw3no... Yes, I input the check boxes and the text fields from the Forms toolbar. The form requires mixes of check boxes and text fields. I assumed that the text field once protected would operate the same as the MacroButton NoMacro [Click here and type ...] field in the contemporary Fax template. However, when I protect the document the non-field areas are protected but if I want to use "Click here and type" in the field descriptor and just click anywhere in the descriptor the cursor just injects between letters. The only way the protected text field selects the whole field for replacement is if I click on the first word of the descriptor or if there is only one word there. I think I can make do with this but it's a bit of a nuisance to have to provide that guidance (i.e to click on the first word of the field) to the person who must fill in the form. CCC "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Are you using Text Form Fields from the Forms toolbar? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Triplecee" wrote in message news:jRrDg.373594$Mn5.238562@pd7tw3no... I am desigining (trying to) a form using word from Office XP and have a mixture of text fields and checkboxes that I input from the forms toolbar. When I protect the document the checkbox function works just fine but the text fields do not. They work just as if I was trying to replace text normally. When I unprotect the document the text fields fully select and typing replaces them as I would expect but the check boxes do not function. I have tried putting in continuous section breaks and then only protecting the checkbox sections but that causes the section break itself to mess up the page formatting. Any suggestions as to how to correct this problem? |
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