Forms issues

[Amanda Frist]

I am attempting to create a form in Word but am
experiencing all sorts of roadblocks. To put it simply,
after I've created what appears to be a beautiful form
with all the entries and design just the way I want it to
be, when you go back to try to enter info in the various
form fiels, the adjacent text shifts. By adjacent I mean
let's say on one line in the form I have three form fields
that will need to be completed by the user. Even if I set
the limits in terms of amount of text/numbers, etc., that
are allowed in the field, when it is being filled in, the
next item begins to shift over. I realize there must be
something I can do to prevent this, but can't figure it
out. When designing the form, again still speaking about
fields on one line (sharing the same line on the page, I
use tabs to enter the next or adjacent field. This causes
the field to shift when filling in the prior form field.
Is this making any sense? In other words, I want to be
able to design my form, have the user hit the tab key and
go to the next field without the designed form shifting
around. What can I do? This is a big project and I am
running out of time to get it completed for work. Help.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Amanda,

Put your fields in table cells. If you don't want the lines to show then
format the table without borders.

Here is a reference that might make your task easier:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm the links in this
article are very good resources.

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Greg Maxey
A peer in "peer to peer" support
Rockledge, FL

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The links Greg is referring to (a series of forms tutorials by Dian Chapman)
are actually in
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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