How do I limit form fields so they don't pass the form margins.

[Cindy]

I created a form and added form fields. When I lock the document and type in
the fields, the margins are pushed, even though it should be locked. How can
I have it return when it reaches the edge and begin a new line?
Thanks!
Cindy

 

[Anne Troy]

It shouldn't extend beyond the margin unless you have negative indents,
Cindy. Double-check that. Just click in each margin that seems to be
"extending" and hit Format-->Paragraph. Make sure your left and right
indents are NOT negative numbers. In other words, if you're right indent
was -2", that means you can type 2" beyond the right-hand margin, which
shouldn't be allowed.
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~Anne Troy

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[Cindy]

Thanks, Anne!
I did have a negative margin. I corrected that, but it still pushes the
outside border of the table off the page if I keep typing without manually
using a carriage return. I had hoped it would automatically go to the next
line. If I delete what I typed, it moves the border back into the correct
place. What was interesting is that it keeps extending the border as long as
I type, but if I start deleting the text, the border moves back to the
correct position and stops. It does not continue to move and shrink to the
left!
Cindy

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This suggests that you have "Auto fit to contents" enabled.