[CJM Type]

I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is
filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into
the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so?

[Cindy M.]

Hi ?B?Q0pNIFR5cGU=?=,

I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is
filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into
the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so?

If you're using form fields and forms protection, then this is only possible
using a macro. And if the form fields are within a table, then the macro would
be non-trivial (because the user can't select characters within a form field
embedded in a table cell).

The macro, outside a table, is fairly trivial:

Sub FormBold()
Dim doc as Word.Document

Set doc = ActiveDocument
if doc.ProtectionType wdNoProtection Then
doc.Unprotect
End If
Selection.font.Bold = true
doc.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True
End Sub

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Nina]

Hello Cindy,

I'm just wondering when do you invoke the macro? When your cursor is within
the form field?

"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi ?B?Q0pNIFR5cGU=?=,

I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is
filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into
the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so?

If you're using form fields and forms protection, then this is only possible
using a macro. And if the form fields are within a table, then the macro would
be non-trivial (because the user can't select characters within a form field
embedded in a table cell).

The macro, outside a table, is fairly trivial:

Sub FormBold()
Dim doc as Word.Document

Set doc = ActiveDocument
if doc.ProtectionType wdNoProtection Then
doc.Unprotect
End If
Selection.font.Bold = true
doc.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True
End Sub

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

[CJM Type[_2_]]

Thank you for the input and instruction. You answered my question.

"CJM Type" wrote:

I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is
filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into
the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so?

[Cindy M.]

Hi Nina,

I'm just wondering when do you invoke the macro? When your cursor is within
the form field?

In the context of the original question, the user makes a selection then clicks
a button (or presses a keyboard shortcut). So, yes, the selection is in the
form field.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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