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Form Fields in a Table
Hi,
I'm creating a form and using form fields in a table. I know how to stop the writing from pushing the table to the right (thanks to this group discussion) but I want to stop the writing from going down the the next line and pushing the table down. I have tried everything mentioned in the discussion and viewed different websites. I am sure it's just a click of a button. Basically I just want to be able to use the "Unlimited" form field but have the writing fill up the length of the cell and then stop. I have also tried inserting a frame. Is this possible? Thanking you in advance. |
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Hi Cappa,
You didn't try quite everything mentioned in the group -- you must have missed my reply to a similar question at http://groups.google.com/group/micro...2f996d7?hl=en& and quite a few other answers like it. -- 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. On Fri, 19 May 2006 17:54:01 -0700, Cappa wrote: Hi, I'm creating a form and using form fields in a table. I know how to stop the writing from pushing the table to the right (thanks to this group discussion) but I want to stop the writing from going down the the next line and pushing the table down. I have tried everything mentioned in the discussion and viewed different websites. I am sure it's just a click of a button. Basically I just want to be able to use the "Unlimited" form field but have the writing fill up the length of the cell and then stop. I have also tried inserting a frame. Is this possible? Thanking you in advance. |
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Thanks Jay. I did see similar responses, but now realised I missed a step.
It worked although they can still type underneath but you can''t see it which is fine, although I was wondering if once the user reaches the end of the cell they cannot type at all. Is this possible, or am I asking for to much? Really appreciate your help. "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Cappa, You didn't try quite everything mentioned in the group -- you must have missed my reply to a similar question at http://groups.google.com/group/micro...2f996d7?hl=en& and quite a few other answers like it. -- 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. On Fri, 19 May 2006 17:54:01 -0700, Cappa wrote: Hi, I'm creating a form and using form fields in a table. I know how to stop the writing from pushing the table to the right (thanks to this group discussion) but I want to stop the writing from going down the the next line and pushing the table down. I have tried everything mentioned in the discussion and viewed different websites. I am sure it's just a click of a button. Basically I just want to be able to use the "Unlimited" form field but have the writing fill up the length of the cell and then stop. I have also tried inserting a frame. Is this possible? Thanking you in advance. |
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Sadly, yes, you are asking more than Word is designed to handle. If
the field length is set to Unlimited, there's no other mechanism to limit typing. If you create a UserForm (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userfo...eAUserForm.htm), there are ways to program the text entry box in the UserForm to do all sorts of things that aren't possible with a form field. Post back if you need help getting started with that. -- 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. On Fri, 19 May 2006 18:40:02 -0700, Cappa wrote: Thanks Jay. I did see similar responses, but now realised I missed a step. It worked although they can still type underneath but you can''t see it which is fine, although I was wondering if once the user reaches the end of the cell they cannot type at all. Is this possible, or am I asking for to much? Really appreciate your help. "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Cappa, You didn't try quite everything mentioned in the group -- you must have missed my reply to a similar question at http://groups.google.com/group/micro...2f996d7?hl=en& and quite a few other answers like it. -- 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. On Fri, 19 May 2006 17:54:01 -0700, Cappa wrote: Hi, I'm creating a form and using form fields in a table. I know how to stop the writing from pushing the table to the right (thanks to this group discussion) but I want to stop the writing from going down the the next line and pushing the table down. I have tried everything mentioned in the discussion and viewed different websites. I am sure it's just a click of a button. Basically I just want to be able to use the "Unlimited" form field but have the writing fill up the length of the cell and then stop. I have also tried inserting a frame. Is this possible? Thanking you in advance. |
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