TABLES IN TEMPLATES

[Diane]

I've designed a number of template forms for staff to use
which are accessed via a server. However, we've hit a
problem with using cut and paste within a form text
field. When trying to select only parts of text the whole
lot is highlighted and we can't find a way round this. As
staff have to complete lots of different paperwork with
duplicate data, is there something I've done wrong here,
or is this a 'bug' that there is a fix for? We're using
Word 2000 (can't get the bosses to upgrade any higher)
although I'm aware of other problems we have had to
overcome with fixes.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Hi Diane,

You're in the wrong newsgroup and your subject line is likely to cause
people who know the answers to your questions to ignore the post.

I realize that the selection of the right newsgroup is difficult. You would
probably be best off with this question in the mailmerge.fields newsgroup,
even though this has nothing to do with mailmerge. A good subject line would
be "selecting in formfields."

I just doublechecked in my Word 2000. No problem selecting text in
formfields in protected forms. The tab key moves to the next field and
selects the entire contents of a field. However, both the mouse and
shift-arrow keys work fine for selecting portions of a field, which can then
be copied using Ctrl-C and pasted into another field using Ctrl-V.

If you are trying to duplicate the contents of fields, this is better done
using REF fields instead of copying and pasting.

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at <URL:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm> especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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