[Irish Lady]

Can I lock the size of a form field to a specific size so as not to have the
text entered overflow and ruin the pagination? I'm using Word 2003.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Please see reply to your previous duplicate question.

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"Irish Lady" wrote in message
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Can I lock the size of a form field to a specific size so as not to have
the
text entered overflow and ruin the pagination? I'm using Word 2003.

[Lenny]

You can limit the number of characters your user can type into a form field
by entering a character value in the 'Maximum Length' block under the 'Text
Form Field Options' dialogue box. The dialogue box is accessed by double
clicking the individual field....Lenny

"Irish Lady" wrote:

Can I lock the size of a form field to a specific size so as not to have the
text entered overflow and ruin the pagination? I'm using Word 2003.

[Irish Lady]

I tried that but no matter what # I enter for maximum length it still allows
me to keep typing.

"Lenny" wrote:

You can limit the number of characters your user can type into a form field
by entering a character value in the 'Maximum Length' block under the 'Text
Form Field Options' dialogue box. The dialogue box is accessed by double
clicking the individual field....Lenny

"Irish Lady" wrote:

Can I lock the size of a form field to a specific size so as not to have the
text entered overflow and ruin the pagination? I'm using Word 2003.

[Lenny]

Are you sure you are locking the form down? Form fields inserted into a Word
document can only exist in a protected section of the document. Place the
field either from the "forms toolbar", or under "insert field". There are
other toolbars, but from what you are describing, you want to use the
standard form toolbar. Depending on how your form is constructed, either the
entire form is protected or specific sections. Once the field is locked
down, you cannot enter more characters. best regards - Lenny

"Irish Lady" wrote:

I tried that but no matter what # I enter for maximum length it still allows
me to keep typing.

"Lenny" wrote:

You can limit the number of characters your user can type into a form field
by entering a character value in the 'Maximum Length' block under the 'Text
Form Field Options' dialogue box. The dialogue box is accessed by double
clicking the individual field....Lenny

"Irish Lady" wrote:

Can I lock the size of a form field to a specific size so as not to have the
text entered overflow and ruin the pagination? I'm using Word 2003.