How can |I increase the number of charecters in a drop down box?

R

Rob woods

I want to increase the length of a field in a drop down feild on a form. Can
this be don and how?
 
J

Jay Freedman

On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 03:42:01 -0700, Rob woods <Rob
I want to increase the length of a field in a drop down feild on a form. Can
this be don and how?
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No, a dropdown form field is absolutely limited to 25 items of 50
characters each, and there is no way to change that. The alternative
is to create a userform and put a combo box on it. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306258 and
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm.

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Jay Freedman
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