Increasing width of drop down list items

[Robert]

Is there a way to increase the number of characters
allowed in a drop down list on a form? Some of my entries
exceed the size allowed in the drop down list form
control. I'm not using active x controls to keep it
simple. Thanks.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

Hi Robert,

You could use the method in the Knowledge Base article:

WD2000: How to Create Combo Box with More Than 25 Items [Q198561]

But then maybe you might as well start with a UserForm.

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Robert]

Thanks for the suggestion, but the problem I have is not
the number of items; it's that some of the items have too
many characters to fit. The drop down list form field
only accepts 50 characters.

-----Original Message-----
Hi Robert,

You could use the method in the Knowledge Base article:

WD2000: How to Create Combo Box with More Than 25 Items [Q198561]

But then maybe you might as well start with a UserForm.

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Is there a way to increase the number of characters
allowed in a drop down list on a form? Some of my entries
exceed the size allowed in the drop down list form
control. I'm not using active x controls to keep it
simple. Thanks.

.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

Hi Robert,

There is no way to increase the number of characters in a DropDown
formfield, but the method used in that article of invoking a UserForm makes
use of a ComboBox for which there is no such limitation.

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Thanks for the suggestion, but the problem I have is not
the number of items; it's that some of the items have too
many characters to fit. The drop down list form field
only accepts 50 characters.

-----Original Message-----
Hi Robert,

You could use the method in the Knowledge Base article:

WD2000: How to Create Combo Box with More Than 25 Items [Q198561]

But then maybe you might as well start with a UserForm.

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Is there a way to increase the number of characters
allowed in a drop down list on a form? Some of my entries
exceed the size allowed in the drop down list form
control. I'm not using active x controls to keep it
simple. Thanks.

.