In a Protected Form Word doc, the ENTER key inserts a line.

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In Word 2000, once a form was protected, a user could not change the
formatting of the document. Now in Word 2003, I have created a form with the
appropriate form fields, etc., protected the document and if the user hits
the enter key, a line is inserted into the document, changing the formatting.

Is there a workaround to this problem?

Thanks.

 

[Anne Troy]

It makes no difference what version, all versions will allow hitting the
enter key within a form field. If you want to have it "appear" that they
cannot, place the form field in a table cell and set its height to EXACTLY a
specific measurement. Your Word 2000 form may have had this setting and you
didn't realize it.
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As Anne says, the usual way around this is to put the text form field in a
table cell with Exact cell height, though this really disguises or
discourages rather than prevents the problem. If you want to prohibit
pressing Enter in a form field, see “WD: How to Code ENTER Key to Move to
Next Field in Form†at http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=211219



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