Form Fields won't go away

[Aga]

I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has a has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that kind of info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on his version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets highlighted, but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is being typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name]) stays there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word? The form works
fine on other computers.

 

[TF]

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

 

[Aga]

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP

I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has a has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that kind of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name]) stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word? The form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms toolbar) doesn't work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP

I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has a has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that kind of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name]) stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word? The form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Aga]

I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this particular form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one client has at home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a bug? Any ideas?

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms toolbar) doesn't work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has a has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that kind of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name]) stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word? The form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[TF]

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your form the only
document malfunctioning?

terry

I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this particular form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one client has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a bug? Any ideas?

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms toolbar) doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has a has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word? The
form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Aga]

All forms (we checked about 20) that are all designed the same way (but are
different forms) mulfunction on this particular computer. Always the exact
same reaction. No way of getting rid of the grey-form filds to type something
in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form field and then start
typing.

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your form the only
document malfunctioning?

terry

I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this particular form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one client has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a bug? Any ideas?

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms toolbar) doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has a
has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets
highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't
dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word? The
form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[TF]

Aga

The only thing that comes to mind is under Tools, Options, Edit tab is the
ubiquitous 'typing replace selection option' has been unchecked!?

terry

All forms (we checked about 20) that are all designed the same way (but
are
different forms) mulfunction on this particular computer. Always the exact
same reaction. No way of getting rid of the grey-form filds to type
something
in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form field and then start
typing.

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your form the only
document malfunctioning?

terry

I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this particular
form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one client has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a bug? Any
ideas?

:

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms toolbar)
doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian
Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has
a
has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that
kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date],
etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on
his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets
highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't
dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word?
The
form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It could be that the user is clicking in the form field with a mouse instead
of tabbing to it. Clicking on a form field does not select it,
unfortunately, and so it is not overwritten. Ask that user to check the box
for "Select entire field with first or last character" on the Compatibility
tab of Tools | Options and see if that makes any difference. I fear it
won't, however; the user will need to be trained to use Tab to advance
through the form.

All forms (we checked about 20) that are all designed the same way (but are
different forms) mulfunction on this particular computer. Always the exact
same reaction. No way of getting rid of the grey-form filds to type something
in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form field and then start
typing.

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your form the only
document malfunctioning?

terry

I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this particular form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one client has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a bug? Any ideas?

:

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms toolbar) doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form field has a
has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client knows that kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name], [Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it gets
highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields won't
dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to type in is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g. [Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of Word? The
form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Beth Melton]

Whether you click or tab into a form field shouldn't make a
difference.

It sounds like the client has "Typing replaces selection turned off"
under Tools/Options/Edit and I'd say the form isn't protected. I
suspect "Aga" verified the form protection on her copy but the
protection has been removed on her client's copy and that's the one
that needs to be checked.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Office 2007 Preview Site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx
Office 2007 Community Articles/Tutorials:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/community/article_archive.mspx

TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

It could be that the user is clicking in the form field with a mouse
instead
of tabbing to it. Clicking on a form field does not select it,
unfortunately, and so it is not overwritten. Ask that user to check
the box
for "Select entire field with first or last character" on the
Compatibility
tab of Tools | Options and see if that makes any difference. I fear
it
won't, however; the user will need to be trained to use Tab to
advance
through the form.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

All forms (we checked about 20) that are all designed the same way
(but are
different forms) mulfunction on this particular computer. Always
the exact
same reaction. No way of getting rid of the grey-form filds to type something
in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form field and then
start
typing.

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your form
the only
document malfunctioning?

terry


I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this
particular form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one client
has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a bug?
Any ideas?

:

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms
toolbar) doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to
the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form
field has a
has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client
knows that kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name],
[Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this
form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it
gets
highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields
won't
dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to
type in is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g.
[Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of
Word? The
form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Actually, Beth, if you will try this, I think you will find it does make a
difference. If you tab into a text form field with default text displayed
(or even just the default several nonbreaking spaces), the entire field is
selected. If you click in it, you can start typing and, unless you select
the text in the field, it is NOT overwritten; what you type just goes into
the middle of it. This is true whether you click at the beginning or end or
somewhere in the middle. This is true only when the form is protected; when
it's unlocked, then clicking in the form field selects the entire field.

Whether you click or tab into a form field shouldn't make a
difference.

It sounds like the client has "Typing replaces selection turned off"
under Tools/Options/Edit and I'd say the form isn't protected. I
suspect "Aga" verified the form protection on her copy but the
protection has been removed on her client's copy and that's the one
that needs to be checked.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Office 2007 Preview Site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx
Office 2007 Community Articles/Tutorials:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/community/article_archive.mspx

TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

It could be that the user is clicking in the form field with a mouse
instead
of tabbing to it. Clicking on a form field does not select it,
unfortunately, and so it is not overwritten. Ask that user to check
the box
for "Select entire field with first or last character" on the
Compatibility
tab of Tools | Options and see if that makes any difference. I fear
it
won't, however; the user will need to be trained to use Tab to
advance
through the form.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

All forms (we checked about 20) that are all designed the same way
(but are
different forms) mulfunction on this particular computer. Always
the exact
same reaction. No way of getting rid of the grey-form filds to type something
in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form field and then
start
typing.

:

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your form
the only
document malfunctioning?

terry


I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this
particular form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one client
has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a bug?
Any ideas?

:

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms
toolbar) doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at Dian Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to
the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each form
field has a
has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client
knows that kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name],
[Date], etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in this
form on his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields, it
gets
highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields
won't
dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to
type in is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt (e.g.
[Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version of
Word? The
form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Beth Melton]

Ah! I missed the part about *default text* also being in the form
field. Thanks for the clarification.

This is what I picked up on from the previous information posted:
"When she clicks on the form fields, it gets highlighted, but when she
tries to type in her info, the form fields won't disappear...they are
staying there" And "No way of getting rid of the grey-form fields to
type something in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form
field and then start typing".

If the form isn't protected then clicking will select the form field
and if "Typing replaces selection" is turned off then you would need
to press Delete to remove or the form field will be pushed to the
right when you start typing. And if form is protected then you can't
actually delete the form field.

I hope "Aga" reports back with her findings - what a mystery!

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Office 2007 Preview Site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx
Office 2007 Community Articles/Tutorials:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/community/article_archive.mspx

TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

Actually, Beth, if you will try this, I think you will find it does
make a
difference. If you tab into a text form field with default text
displayed
(or even just the default several nonbreaking spaces), the entire
field is
selected. If you click in it, you can start typing and, unless you
select
the text in the field, it is NOT overwritten; what you type just
goes into
the middle of it. This is true whether you click at the beginning or
end or
somewhere in the middle. This is true only when the form is
protected; when
it's unlocked, then clicking in the form field selects the entire
field.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Whether you click or tab into a form field shouldn't make a
difference.

It sounds like the client has "Typing replaces selection turned
off"
under Tools/Options/Edit and I'd say the form isn't protected. I
suspect "Aga" verified the form protection on her copy but the
protection has been removed on her client's copy and that's the one
that needs to be checked.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Office 2007 Preview Site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx
Office 2007 Community Articles/Tutorials:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/community/article_archive.mspx

TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

It could be that the user is clicking in the form field with a
mouse
instead
of tabbing to it. Clicking on a form field does not select it,
unfortunately, and so it is not overwritten. Ask that user to
check
the box
for "Select entire field with first or last character" on the
Compatibility
tab of Tools | Options and see if that makes any difference. I
fear
it
won't, however; the user will need to be trained to use Tab to
advance
through the form.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

All forms (we checked about 20) that are all designed the same
way
(but
are
different forms) mulfunction on this particular computer. Always
the exact
same reaction. No way of getting rid of the grey-form filds to
type
something
in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form field and
then
start
typing.

:

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your
form
the
only
document malfunctioning?

terry


I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this
particular
form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one
client
has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a
bug?
Any
ideas?

:

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms
toolbar)
doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at
Dian
Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to
the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each
form
field
has a
has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client
knows that
kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name],
[Date],
etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in
this
form on
his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields,
it
gets
highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields
won't
dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to
type in
is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt
(e.g.
[Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version
of
Word?
The
form
works
fine on other computers.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You may well be right that the form is not protected; it does sound rather
like it.

Ah! I missed the part about *default text* also being in the form
field. Thanks for the clarification.

This is what I picked up on from the previous information posted:
"When she clicks on the form fields, it gets highlighted, but when she
tries to type in her info, the form fields won't disappear...they are
staying there" And "No way of getting rid of the grey-form fields to
type something in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form
field and then start typing".

If the form isn't protected then clicking will select the form field
and if "Typing replaces selection" is turned off then you would need
to press Delete to remove or the form field will be pushed to the
right when you start typing. And if form is protected then you can't
actually delete the form field.

I hope "Aga" reports back with her findings - what a mystery!

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Office 2007 Preview Site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx
Office 2007 Community Articles/Tutorials:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/community/article_archive.mspx

TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

Actually, Beth, if you will try this, I think you will find it does
make a
difference. If you tab into a text form field with default text
displayed
(or even just the default several nonbreaking spaces), the entire
field is
selected. If you click in it, you can start typing and, unless you
select
the text in the field, it is NOT overwritten; what you type just
goes into
the middle of it. This is true whether you click at the beginning or
end or
somewhere in the middle. This is true only when the form is
protected; when
it's unlocked, then clicking in the form field selects the entire
field.

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

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Whether you click or tab into a form field shouldn't make a
difference.

It sounds like the client has "Typing replaces selection turned
off"
under Tools/Options/Edit and I'd say the form isn't protected. I
suspect "Aga" verified the form protection on her copy but the
protection has been removed on her client's copy and that's the one
that needs to be checked.

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It could be that the user is clicking in the form field with a
mouse
instead
of tabbing to it. Clicking on a form field does not select it,
unfortunately, and so it is not overwritten. Ask that user to
check
the box
for "Select entire field with first or last character" on the
Compatibility
tab of Tools | Options and see if that makes any difference. I
fear
it
won't, however; the user will need to be trained to use Tab to
advance
through the form.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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All forms (we checked about 20) that are all designed the same
way
(but
are
different forms) mulfunction on this particular computer. Always
the exact
same reaction. No way of getting rid of the grey-form filds to
type
something
in....the only way is to hit DELETE, remove the form field and
then
start
typing.

:

Aga

Do other documents work correctly on that computer: is your
form
the
only
document malfunctioning?

terry


I checked...the form is protected. The thing is that this
particular
form
works on 5 different computers, but doest wok on the one
client
has at
home.
I was thinking it might be a setting on the computer, or a
bug?
Any
ideas?

:

A protected form (one made using fields from the Forms
toolbar)
doesn't
work
unless you protect it for forms. You may need to look at
Dian
Chapman's
forms tutorials; find links at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm.

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

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Hi Terry:
I don;t think I put any special protection on it, why?

:

Did you remember protect the document as a FORM?

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Terry Farrell - Word MVP


I creared a form with a bunch of form fields. Each
form
field
has a
has a
defaul text prompt set up by me, so that the client
knows that
kind
of
info
he needs to type in in each field (such as [Name],
[Date],
etc.).

I used Office 2003. My client is trying to fill in
this
form on
his
version
of Office 2003. When she clicks on the form fields,
it
gets
highlighted,
but
when she tries to type in her info, the form fields
won't
dissapear...they
are staying there, and the info that she is trying to
type in
is
being
typed
over the grey background. Also, the defaul prompt
(e.g.
[Name])
stays
there
too.

Any ideas what is going on with the client's version
of
Word?
The
form
works
fine on other computers.