[Irish Lady]

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can limit the number of characters permitted in a text form field, but
this won't prevent users from pressing Enter to start a new line/paragraph.
To curtail the height of the form field, put it in a table cell (it can be
borderless) with an exact row height. This won't keep users from entering
more text than will fit, but most of them will get the message when their
text starts to disappear.

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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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"Irish Lady" wrote in message
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[Irish Lady]

Sorry for the duplication -- first time posting --

I can't seem to get the character limit setting to work - no matter what # I
enter, it still allows me to continue typing.

If I do the exact row height option, won't the pagination change even though
the text is "hidden?"

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can limit the number of characters permitted in a text form field, but
this won't prevent users from pressing Enter to start a new line/paragraph.
To curtail the height of the form field, put it in a table cell (it can be
borderless) with an exact row height. This won't keep users from entering
more text than will fit, but most of them will get the message when their
text starts to disappear.

--
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.

"Irish Lady" wrote in message
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I can't seem to get the character limit setting to work - no matter what #
I
enter, it still allows me to continue typing.

Even after you've protected the form?

If I do the exact row height option, won't the pagination change even
though
the text is "hidden?"

No, the pagination will not change. The excess text may be visible in Normal
view but not in Print Layout view or Print Preview and will not print.

--
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.

"Irish Lady" wrote in message
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Sorry for the duplication -- first time posting --

I can't seem to get the character limit setting to work - no matter what #
I
enter, it still allows me to continue typing.

If I do the exact row height option, won't the pagination change even
though
the text is "hidden?"

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can limit the number of characters permitted in a text form field,
but
this won't prevent users from pressing Enter to start a new
line/paragraph.
To curtail the height of the form field, put it in a table cell (it can
be
borderless) with an exact row height. This won't keep users from
entering
more text than will fit, but most of them will get the message when
their
text starts to disappear.

--
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.

"Irish Lady" wrote in message
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