Can I create form fields that move the cursor to the next field once text is entered?

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For example, with phone number fields, when the person filling out the
form types their phone number prefix, the cursor would jump to the
four number field automatically so that pressing Tab wouldn't be
necessary. Can Word do this? Thanks.

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi,

Yes, but you would need to create a special kind of form called a UserForm
in the Visual Basic Editor. It would take some programming skill to
accomplish this task.
This book deals with Office 2007 but would probably work just as well for
Mac Office
http://safari.peachpit.com/9780789736826/ch10

In a regular Word document it would be necessary to press return or tab to
move to the next field.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

For example, with phone number fields, when the person filling out the
form types their phone number prefix, the cursor would jump to the
four number field automatically so that pressing Tab wouldn't be
necessary. Can Word do this? Thanks.

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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