Drop-Down and Word-Wrapping in a Table.

[Josh]

While creating a template I made a drop-down menu in the
cell of a table. How do I format the drop-down menu so
that the text (from the menu) forms to the size of the
table cell? So far it just stays on one line.

Also, is there a way of expanding the 255 character
restriction on drop-down menu options?

Thanks.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Josh,

You can't do either with formfield type drop downs.

If you use a listbox on a userform, you will not have that limit, and you
can have a horizontal scroll bar if you really need the user to be able to
see the whole of the item in the list. When you then insert the item that
is selected into a table cell it will word wrap within the cell if that
property is selected under Table properties.

To get started with userforms, see the article "How to create a Userform"
at:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP