Protecting Form

[MikeG0930]

Since I couldn't find a discussion group that had a theme about forms and
fields, I thought I'ld try here first. If this is the wrong place, would
someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

I have a form that uses text form fields. Even though the form is protected,
when text is entered into the fields, text on the same line are forced to
scroll to the right. How can I fix this problem?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Since I couldn't find a discussion group that had a theme about forms
and fields, I thought I'ld try here first. If this is the wrong
place, would someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

I have a form that uses text form fields. Even though the form is
protected, when text is entered into the fields, text on the same
line are forced to scroll to the right. How can I fix this problem?

Use a borderless table, with the column width set to Fixed and, if
necessary, with the row height set to an exact value.

For the column width (assuming Word 2003 or earlier) select the column(s)
and click Table > AutoFit > Fixed Column Width.

For the row height, select the row(s) and click Table > Table Properties >
Row. Check the box on the left, enter the desired height, and change the
right-hand box to Exactly.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[Stefan Blom]

A common approach with text form fields is to put them inside tables cells
with fixed dimensions; that way, you gain control over the layout.

See also http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/LinesInForms.htm (but note
that the article may not be updated for Word 2007, if you are using that
version).