A couple of form questions

[Wowbagger]

In Word 2003 I can't find anything about the following problems in the help:

1. How do I set a specific tab order for fields on a form?

2. How can I use exact, precise placement for a table in my document? I
need my fields to line up with an image of the original form (which is in
the header and covers the entire page) but when I drag the table around it
jumps rather largish distances. I've tried holding down CTRL, ALT and/or
SHIFT while dragging the table around but I couldn't get it to go exactly
where I wanted.

3. How can I play with the format of a checkbox field? I would like the
border of the box to be invisible and the X within a checked box to be a lot
darker.

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[Jay Freedman]

In Word 2003 I can't find anything about the following problems in the help:

1. How do I set a specific tab order for fields on a form?

You have to use a macro. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/SetTabOrder.htm.

2. How can I use exact, precise placement for a table in my document? I
need my fields to line up with an image of the original form (which is in
the header and covers the entire page) but when I drag the table around it
jumps rather largish distances. I've tried holding down CTRL, ALT and/or
SHIFT while dragging the table around but I couldn't get it to go exactly
where I wanted.

The only reliable way is to open the Table > Properties dialog, click
the Positioning button, and type in the measurements. If you can drag
the table to approximately the right place, you can use the dialog to
fine-tune it. Unfortunately, when you try to drag a small amount (Alt
is the correct key to use to turn off snap-to-grid), the table has a
tendency to lock onto the left or right text margins when you get too
close.

3. How can I play with the format of a checkbox field? I would like the
border of the box to be invisible and the X within a checked box to be a lot
darker.

Sorry, there's nothing you can do to change that.