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Typing in one form's text box affects all others
I downloaded an application form and noticed that all of the text boxes on
the final page are somehow connected to a title text box on the first page -- that title text appears in the subsequent boxes, and changing the text in one box changes the text in all others. This is supposed to be a form where users can fill in their own information in the boxes on the final page, different text in each box. Does anyone know how to fix this, to break this connection between the text boxes without creating a whole new form? (No, there doesn't seem to be "linked text" in the usual sense.) I'm using Microsoft Word 2002. |
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Typing in one form's text box affects all others
Maybe there is a macro running on exit from the Title text box that is
setting the .Result of the other text boxes to the .Result of the Title text box. If you can unprotect the document, look at the properties for the Title textbox. See the following for more information on forms: Please Fill Out This Form Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46 Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119 Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127 Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep better records! http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136 -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "ScarlattiEGB" wrote in message ... I downloaded an application form and noticed that all of the text boxes on the final page are somehow connected to a title text box on the first page -- that title text appears in the subsequent boxes, and changing the text in one box changes the text in all others. This is supposed to be a form where users can fill in their own information in the boxes on the final page, different text in each box. Does anyone know how to fix this, to break this connection between the text boxes without creating a whole new form? (No, there doesn't seem to be "linked text" in the usual sense.) I'm using Microsoft Word 2002. |
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Thank you for your response! The document didn't appear to have been locked or to have made use of macros. Thanks for the links on forms, ScarlattiEGB |
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Typing in one form's text box affects all others
The mysteriously linked text boxes could be a result of document
corruption. Press Ctrl+A to select the whole document, and then press Shift+Left Arrow to deselect the final paragraph mark. Copy and paste into a new document. Does that make a difference? For more, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/CorruptDoc.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "ScarlattiEGB" wrote in message ... Thank you for your response! The document didn't appear to have been locked or to have made use of macros. Thanks for the links on forms, ScarlattiEGB |
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