Form Problems

[John & Mary]

I created a form in Word 2000 and saved as a .dot. How can I add text to
fill out the form without the form text moving??

Thank you,

J Cook

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Use a table with exact row height and column width set not to auto resize.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

Hi John,

Insert the formfields inside the cells of a table with fixed cell
dimensions.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[yellowsc01]

errrrr ok I'm having the same issue here. I made this 15 page form in
word for my boss and need the fields not to move when she types in the
info/text. But as soon as you type anything in the boxes if you keep
typing the field box will continue onto the next line moving everything
on the page down or out of whack.

I tried putting everything in a table and choosing fixed width and when
you type in the fields the lines still continue on and on and the table
expands/doesn't stay fixed at all.

So how can I make a form that allows so many characters of text typed
into them that when you reach that number of characters that the box is
over and doesn't move any further, or make all the pages on the page
move down and get unaligned etc. I want the document exactly how it is
and to stay fixed. I even tried the lock form feature and no go
either...

very frustrating..help!!

Dawn

 

[Mark Tangard]

Dawn,

You need fixed-HEIGHT rows in the table, not fixed-width. (Well, fixed
width is a good idea too, but the main thing is to prevent the table from
growing vertically. (If she keeps typing in a fixed-height cell after
it's full, the characters will keep coming, but they'll be out of view,
and that'll be her clue that the entry is too long.) (For fields of a
specific, usually small, length, you can of course specify its maximum
length in characters in its Options dialog.)

Tip: When you start with "I'm having the same issue here," but you don't
quote the original post, nobody readily sees what you mean, so generally
your question will be addressed as if there's no background at all.
ALWAYS quote the full original post when you follow-up on a thread,
unless your comment couldn't possibly require anyone to know what's
gone on before.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Also, note that there is no such thing as a fixed-width column in Word 2000
and above if you have not disabled auto resizing (Options... button on the
Table tab of Table Properties).

Dawn,

You need fixed-HEIGHT rows in the table, not fixed-width. (Well, fixed
width is a good idea too, but the main thing is to prevent the table from
growing vertically. (If she keeps typing in a fixed-height cell after
it's full, the characters will keep coming, but they'll be out of view,
and that'll be her clue that the entry is too long.) (For fields of a
specific, usually small, length, you can of course specify its maximum
length in characters in its Options dialog.)

Tip: When you start with "I'm having the same issue here," but you don't
quote the original post, nobody readily sees what you mean, so generally
your question will be addressed as if there's no background at all.
ALWAYS quote the full original post when you follow-up on a thread,
unless your comment couldn't possibly require anyone to know what's
gone on before.