[xwdpuzzler]

I am trying to create a form that will automatically insert hyphens between a
set of numbers such as a telephone number or social security number or
employee ID number. Is there a word function to do this or were can I go to
find the information to make this work.

thanks

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you're using form fields, you can create a number mask to do this.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a form that will automatically insert hyphens
between a
set of numbers such as a telephone number or social security number or
employee ID number. Is there a word function to do this or were can I go
to
find the information to make this work.

thanks

[xwdpuzzler]

You mean in a table? Is number mask an option?

Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If you're using form fields, you can create a number mask to do this.

--
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.

"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a form that will automatically insert hyphens
between a
set of numbers such as a telephone number or social security number or
employee ID number. Is there a word function to do this or were can I go
to
find the information to make this work.

thanks

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, you need to be using a protected form. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

--
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.

"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
...
You mean in a table? Is number mask an option?

Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If you're using form fields, you can create a number mask to do this.

--
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.

"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a form that will automatically insert hyphens
between a
set of numbers such as a telephone number or social security number or
employee ID number. Is there a word function to do this or were can I
go
to
find the information to make this work.

thanks

[xwdpuzzler]

Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

No, you need to be using a protected form. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

--
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.

"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
...
You mean in a table? Is number mask an option?

Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If you're using form fields, you can create a number mask to do this.

--
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.

"xwdpuzzler" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a form that will automatically insert hyphens
between a
set of numbers such as a telephone number or social security number or
employee ID number. Is there a word function to do this or were can I
go
to
find the information to make this work.

thanks