fix a field length? please help

[dimple.nshah]

Hello,

I have a table in a document with about 6 rows. It is more like a
form, where there is a label and the user of this document can enter
the value next to that particular label in each of the rows. Now, I
need to fix the field length of one of the rows to 2000 characters.

I thought that the best way to do this would be to insert a textbox in
the 'value' column of that field. I used the Drawing Toolbar to insert
a textbox. I have one main problem here. When I type in the text, it
either goes out of the range or is displayed vertically. I have the
following combinations in the Properties for each of those:

1. The text which I input into the textbox goes out of the range
(which means, it goes outside of my table and outside of the word
document. The combinations:

Autosize: False
Integral Height: True
MultiLine: True
SelectionMargin: False
WordWrap: True

2. The text is entered vertically. The combinations:

Autosize: True
Rest same

I do not know what to do. Can someone please help?

Thanks in advance.
Dimple.

 

[Terry Farrell]

You need to look at Form Fields. The Text Form Field, which you can define
its maximum input size, will be perfect for this.

 

[Stefan Blom]

And the usual approach to preserve the layout of the form is to place the
fields inside table cells whose dimensions are fixed.

There is also a macro to prevent users from inserting return characters
inside the field. See this KB article:

How to code the ENTER key to move between form fields in a protected form in
Word
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211219/en-us

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[dimple.nshah]

And the usual approach to preserve the layout of the form is to place the
fields inside table cells whose dimensions are fixed.

There is also a macro to prevent users from inserting return characters
inside the field. See this KB article:

How to code the ENTER key to move between form fields in a protected form in
Wordhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/211219/en-us

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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Thanks for replying. I am sorry, I should have mentioned before; I am
not allowed to use macros for this one and hence I am using the
Drawing Toolbar and not the Forms Toolbar. I can set the maximum
length in a textbox. The problem is the appearance, it either accepts
the characters vertically or the inputted characters goes out of the
range of the document.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Form fields do not require macros--don't know where you got that idea.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

And the usual approach to preserve the layout of the form is to place the
fields inside table cells whose dimensions are fixed.

There is also a macro to prevent users from inserting return characters
inside the field. See this KB article:

How to code the ENTER key to move between form fields in a protected form
in
Wordhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/211219/en-us

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

in message





- Show quoted text -

Thanks for replying. I am sorry, I should have mentioned before; I am
not allowed to use macros for this one and hence I am using the
Drawing Toolbar and not the Forms Toolbar. I can set the maximum
length in a textbox. The problem is the appearance, it either accepts
the characters vertically or the inputted characters goes out of the
range of the document.