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I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do
I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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Have you protected the form?
-- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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Have you locked the form yet? The drop-down field won't work correctly until
the form is locked. The down arrow should appear as soon as you lock it. I hope this helps. If it does, I'd appreciate a click on the "Yes" button. Fred "Cgables" wrote: I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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Great minds think alike. Unfortunately, my "great mind" forgot that the
command is named "protect," rather than "lock." The memory of the padlock icon took precedence in my mind over the real name of the command. Oops. Fred "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Have you protected the form? -- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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I think most users think of it as "locking," anyway.
-- 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. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... Great minds think alike. Unfortunately, my "great mind" forgot that the command is named "protect," rather than "lock." The memory of the padlock icon took precedence in my mind over the real name of the command. Oops. Fred "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Have you protected the form? -- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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Sorry, I have been on jury duty and just returned today. Thank you for your
answers but yes, I have the form protected. In the window for the drop down, I had to put click here because the arrow does not show up until I click it. Any thoughts? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I think most users think of it as "locking," anyway. -- 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. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... Great minds think alike. Unfortunately, my "great mind" forgot that the command is named "protect," rather than "lock." The memory of the padlock icon took precedence in my mind over the real name of the command. Oops. Fred "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Have you protected the form? -- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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That is how these fields work. The arrow will also appear when the user tabs
into the field. (Unfortunately I know of no keyboard method to display the list.) What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." 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! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... Sorry, I have been on jury duty and just returned today. Thank you for your answers but yes, I have the form protected. In the window for the drop down, I had to put click here because the arrow does not show up until I click it. Any thoughts? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I think most users think of it as "locking," anyway. -- 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. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... Great minds think alike. Unfortunately, my "great mind" forgot that the command is named "protect," rather than "lock." The memory of the padlock icon took precedence in my mind over the real name of the command. Oops. Fred "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Have you protected the form? -- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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Thank you for that reply. I tried tabbing and it did make the arrow show up.
I will add a note at the top of the form to let the users know to tab through the form. Thanks so much for the help. Cindy "Charles Kenyon" wrote: That is how these fields work. The arrow will also appear when the user tabs into the field. (Unfortunately I know of no keyboard method to display the list.) What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." 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! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... Sorry, I have been on jury duty and just returned today. Thank you for your answers but yes, I have the form protected. In the window for the drop down, I had to put click here because the arrow does not show up until I click it. Any thoughts? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I think most users think of it as "locking," anyway. -- 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. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... Great minds think alike. Unfortunately, my "great mind" forgot that the command is named "protect," rather than "lock." The memory of the padlock icon took precedence in my mind over the real name of the command. Oops. Fred "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Have you protected the form? -- 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. "Cgables" wrote in message ... I have prepared an application form using form fields. My question is how do I make the down arrow in the drop down form field stay visible? I have to click on the box in order for the arrow to show now. Thank you, Cindy |
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