Can a Bound Combox have an item added?

[Colleen]

I'm using Word 2007 and have a bound combo box that has items added from an
Excel spreadsheet. Most of the time, the user will be picking an item from
the list, but occasionally, he will need to type in an item that is not on
the list.

The document is a simple fax coversheet which lists options for the sender
info. Occasionally, the sender is someone whose name is not on the list, so
the sender wants to type in his/her own name.

Thanks,
Colleen

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com]

I guess by "bound", you probably only mean "populated" with items from Excel
as I doubt that the combobox is actually bound to Excel as the term "bound"
implies in Access for instance.

That being the case, if the MatchRequired attribute of the combobox is set
to False, then the user can type in the combobox and you can use the .Text
attribute of the combobox to get what was typed.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com