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I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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You're on the right track. Create the whole thing as a table (not just the
bit at the bottom), and use formfields within the table cells. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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Thank you.
Can I lock the table cells, where they won't move, expand, or "multiply?" Also, should I use one table per line? Because I need the cells to be various sizes. jm "Jezebel" wrote in message ... You're on the right track. Create the whole thing as a table (not just the bit at the bottom), and use formfields within the table cells. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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Use fixed-size table cells to hold your fields. What you are talking about
is what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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You can have various sizes for cells all within one table. You can fix the
height and width of table cells. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/tables.htm. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "JM" wrote in message . .. Thank you. Can I lock the table cells, where they won't move, expand, or "multiply?" Also, should I use one table per line? Because I need the cells to be various sizes. jm "Jezebel" wrote in message ... You're on the right track. Create the whole thing as a table (not just the bit at the bottom), and use formfields within the table cells. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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Thank you, I really appreciate the links, and I will dedicate study time to
them. However, can you please help shorten the learning curve and explain to me how to make these table cells retain their size and shape? What option or set of options am I looking for that will make the fields completely static, regardless of the users' actions - typing, return key, insert, etc? thank you very much, jm "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Use fixed-size table cells to hold your fields. What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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With your cursor in the table select properties under the table menu (or by
right-clicking). Click on the options button and uncheck the option to resize cells. Set an absolute row height. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "JM" wrote in message news ![]() Thank you, I really appreciate the links, and I will dedicate study time to them. However, can you please help shorten the learning curve and explain to me how to make these table cells retain their size and shape? What option or set of options am I looking for that will make the fields completely static, regardless of the users' actions - typing, return key, insert, etc? thank you very much, jm "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Use fixed-size table cells to hold your fields. What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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Thank you for your answer, but I still cannot make these cells/fields hold
their place. Regardless of the options I try, tutorials I read, Googles I do, etc, I can hit "enter" on my keyboard in a cell and extend it forever. How do I fix or "freeze" the cell to stay the size I want it? Please tell me what I'm missing. thank you, jm "Jezebel" wrote in message ... You're on the right track. Create the whole thing as a table (not just the bit at the bottom), and use formfields within the table cells. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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Thank you, Charles. This entire time I was missing one option, the "Row
height is *exactly* . . . " All day I've been messing around with this thing, with the option set to "Row height is *at least* . . . . " Damn drop-down box ; ) Thank you again, jm "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... With your cursor in the table select properties under the table menu (or by right-clicking). Click on the options button and uncheck the option to resize cells. Set an absolute row height. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "JM" wrote in message news ![]() Thank you, I really appreciate the links, and I will dedicate study time to them. However, can you please help shorten the learning curve and explain to me how to make these table cells retain their size and shape? What option or set of options am I looking for that will make the fields completely static, regardless of the users' actions - typing, return key, insert, etc? thank you very much, jm "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Use fixed-size table cells to hold your fields. What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "JM" wrote in message . .. Please see this link: http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5 I am trying to create a document in Word that mirrors the form at the top. What I need seems pretty basic, but I have fought Word every step of the way. I just need the document to look like the hard copy form, with *unchangeable*, *unmovable* fields, cells, spaces, lines - whatever - into which the data will be entered. I'd like the user to be able to insert their pointer in the first field (Case number), enter the number, then tab right on through, entering the necessary data. My first attempt used form fields (with a table at the bottom), which accomplished the look, and I could tab from field to field. However, I could not make the fields lock in place so that the format remained stationary. For example, if the text in the "family name" field went beyond 5-6 characters, the "date" heading and field starting moving, regardless of how I set the character limits in form fields properties. I tried the lock command, saving with various security settings, but nothing worked. This seems so basic, but I can't figure it out. Next I tried tables, but I had similar problems. Please educate me on how to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Thank you very much for any assistance. jm |
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