[rutica]

I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word (online form).

All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such as:

Explain:
__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes 2 lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first sentence ends up floating above the underline.

So it looks like:

Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah

blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah bla

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ ______________


Instead of
Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah

blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah bla

__________________________________________________ _______________



Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?

Thanks,

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi Rutica,

Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your
preferred dimension.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message ...

I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
(online form).

All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
as:

Explain:
__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes 2
lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
sentence ends up floating above the underline.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE:

Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
blah blah

_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ ______________


INSTEAD OF
Explain:
_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah _blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_

_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________



Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?

Thanks,




--
rutica

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored to
the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you can
get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text
wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"macropod" wrote in message
...
Hi Rutica,

Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell table
with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
dimension.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message
...

I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
(online form).

All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
as:

Explain:
__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes 2
lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
sentence ends up floating above the underline.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE:

Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
blah blah

_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ ______________


INSTEAD OF
Explain:
_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah _blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_

_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________



Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?

Thanks,




--
rutica

[rutica]

Thanks to both of you for writing.

Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You said to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I created a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get the underlines beneath each line.

Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing lines anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I removed the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on top of the line instead of resting on the line.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Suzanne S. Barnhill

And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored to
the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you can
get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text
wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"macropod" lid wrote in message
...
Hi Rutica,

Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell table
with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
dimension.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message
...

I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
(online form).

All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
as:

Explain:
__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes 2
lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
sentence ends up floating above the underline.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE:

Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
blah blah

_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ ______________


INSTEAD OF
Explain:
_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah _blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_

_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________



Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?

Thanks,




--
rutica

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You use a single cell, with the drawing lines behind it. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"rutica" wrote in message
...

Thanks to both of you for writing.

Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You said
to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I created
a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get the
underlines beneath each line.

Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing lines
anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I removed
the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
the line instead of resting *on *the line.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks



Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:
And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored
to
the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you
can
get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text

wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"macropod" lid wrote in message
...-
Hi Rutica,

Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
table
with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
dimension.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message
...-

I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
(online form).

All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
as:

Explain:
__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
2
lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
sentence ends up floating above the underline.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE:

Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
blah blah


_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ ______________


INSTEAD OF
Explain:

_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah _blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_


_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________



Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?

Thanks,




--
rutica-

-




--
rutica

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi rutica,

Here's a simple way to get the lines within the table cell:
1. Insert a right-aligned tab stop at the cell's right-hand margin
2. Insert 3 tabs into the cell
3. Select the cell's contents and underline them
4. Justify the cell's paragraph.
5. Adjust the paragraph's 'before' spacing and line spacing to suit your needs.
Now any text typed into the cell will be underlined (unless the user switches the underlining off) and the unused portion will
retain the lines (unless the user goes into overtype mode or inserts a paragraph or line break.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message ...

Thanks to both of you for writing.

Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You said
to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I created
a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get the
underlines beneath each line.

Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing lines
anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I removed
the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
the line instead of resting *on *the line.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks



Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:
And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored
to
the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you
can
get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text

wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"macropod" lid wrote in message
...-
Hi Rutica,

Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
table
with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
dimension.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message
...-

I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
(online form).

All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
as:

Explain:
__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
2
lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
sentence ends up floating above the underline.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE:

Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
blah blah


_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ ______________


INSTEAD OF
Explain:

_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah _blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_


_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________



Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?

Thanks,




--
rutica-

-




--
rutica

[rutica]

Thanks to both of you again for writing. I'm sorry for the delay in responding. I forgot to subscribe to the thread and thought no one had replied.

Suzanne: You wrote: "You use a single cell, with the drawing lines behind it". I don't quite understand what that means. I read thru the link you provided (nice stuff!), but couldn't find how to add the floating lines.


Macropod: I tried your way. Although while typing, the user will see 2 underlines (one from the table and one from the underlined text), when the user gets to the end of the line and begins the next line, the underline no longer floats! great!

Another question: I use Form Field Shading for the text boxes, is there a way for me to make the gray color be larger than 5 spaces?

thanks again!

Originally Posted by macropod[_2_]

Hi rutica,

Here's a simple way to get the lines within the table cell:
1. Insert a right-aligned tab stop at the cell's right-hand margin
2. Insert 3 tabs into the cell
3. Select the cell's contents and underline them
4. Justify the cell's paragraph.
5. Adjust the paragraph's 'before' spacing and line spacing to suit your needs.
Now any text typed into the cell will be underlined (unless the user switches the underlining off) and the unused portion will
retain the lines (unless the user goes into overtype mode or inserts a paragraph or line break.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message ...

Thanks to both of you for writing.

Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You said
to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I created
a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get the
underlines beneath each line.

Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing lines
anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I removed
the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
the line instead of resting *on *the line.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks



Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:
And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored
to
the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you
can
get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text

wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"macropod" lid wrote in message
...-
Hi Rutica,

Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
table
with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
dimension.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"rutica" wrote in message
...-

I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
(online form).

All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
as:

Explain:
__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ _______________

First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
2
lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
sentence ends up floating above the underline.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE:

Explain:
Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
blah blah


_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________

__________________________________________________ ______________


INSTEAD OF
Explain:

_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah _blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_


_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah _blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__

__________________________________________________ _______________



Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?

Thanks,




--
rutica-

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--
rutica