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Form placeholder problem
I've created a form/template for my employees to use. My problem is that
when the blanks are filled out, the text next to that blank gets "pushed" over or to the next line. For example, if a line on my form says NAME: (fill in the blank) DOB: (fill in the blank), when someone fills in a name in that blank, the DOB gets pushed off to the right or to the next line (depending on how long the name is). Any idea on how to keep the placeholder labels (NAME, DOB, AGE, etc) in place? Thanks! |
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Form placeholder problem
Most form creators use tables with fixed column width and row height. 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 "microdoc" wrote in message ... I've created a form/template for my employees to use. My problem is that when the blanks are filled out, the text next to that blank gets "pushed" over or to the next line. For example, if a line on my form says NAME: (fill in the blank) DOB: (fill in the blank), when someone fills in a name in that blank, the DOB gets pushed off to the right or to the next line (depending on how long the name is). Any idea on how to keep the placeholder labels (NAME, DOB, AGE, etc) in place? Thanks! |
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Form placeholder problem
Thanks for your help! I'm kind of a newbie at this, as you can tell. My
form isn't really set up as a table (it's a patient registration form). Any way to do it without using a table format? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Most form creators use tables with fixed column width and row height. 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 "microdoc" wrote in message ... I've created a form/template for my employees to use. My problem is that when the blanks are filled out, the text next to that blank gets "pushed" over or to the next line. For example, if a line on my form says NAME: (fill in the blank) DOB: (fill in the blank), when someone fills in a name in that blank, the DOB gets pushed off to the right or to the next line (depending on how long the name is). Any idea on how to keep the placeholder labels (NAME, DOB, AGE, etc) in place? Thanks! |
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Form placeholder problem
I was suggesting that you will find it easier if you do use a table. It
doesn't have to have borders (though you can use borders for the fill-in-the-blanks lines), and it doesn't have to have the same column widths for every row. But using form fields in a protected form is what will really help. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "microdoc" wrote in message ... Thanks for your help! I'm kind of a newbie at this, as you can tell. My form isn't really set up as a table (it's a patient registration form). Any way to do it without using a table format? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Most form creators use tables with fixed column width and row height. 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 "microdoc" wrote in message ... I've created a form/template for my employees to use. My problem is that when the blanks are filled out, the text next to that blank gets "pushed" over or to the next line. For example, if a line on my form says NAME: (fill in the blank) DOB: (fill in the blank), when someone fills in a name in that blank, the DOB gets pushed off to the right or to the next line (depending on how long the name is). Any idea on how to keep the placeholder labels (NAME, DOB, AGE, etc) in place? Thanks! |
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Thanks a million! I made a table without borders and works like a charm!
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I was suggesting that you will find it easier if you do use a table. It doesn't have to have borders (though you can use borders for the fill-in-the-blanks lines), and it doesn't have to have the same column widths for every row. But using form fields in a protected form is what will really help. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "microdoc" wrote in message ... Thanks for your help! I'm kind of a newbie at this, as you can tell. My form isn't really set up as a table (it's a patient registration form). Any way to do it without using a table format? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Most form creators use tables with fixed column width and row height. 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 "microdoc" wrote in message ... I've created a form/template for my employees to use. My problem is that when the blanks are filled out, the text next to that blank gets "pushed" over or to the next line. For example, if a line on my form says NAME: (fill in the blank) DOB: (fill in the blank), when someone fills in a name in that blank, the DOB gets pushed off to the right or to the next line (depending on how long the name is). Any idea on how to keep the placeholder labels (NAME, DOB, AGE, etc) in place? Thanks! |
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