I want a recipient of a Word document, to be able to type information into a
line in the document, such that the line is not erased or the text to the
right pushed along as the new data is entered by the recipient, in a similar
fashion as if the document was printed out and the data entered along the
line by hand, such as a signature line.

Use a drawing item.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Brian B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I want a recipient of a Word document, to be able to type information into
>a
> line in the document, such that the line is not erased or the text to the
> right pushed along as the new data is entered by the recipient, in a
> similar
> fashion as if the document was printed out and the data entered along the
> line by hand, such as a signature line.

Use a table with just a bottom border in the cell in which you want the user
to enter the information.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Brian B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I want a recipient of a Word document, to be able to type information into
> a
> line in the document, such that the line is not erased or the text to the
> right pushed along as the new data is entered by the recipient, in a
> similar
> fashion as if the document was printed out and the data entered along the
> line by hand, such as a signature line.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Brian B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CABC0BE3-9974-47B2-8ED8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I want a recipient of a Word document, to be able to type information into
>a
> line in the document, such that the line is not erased or the text to the
> right pushed along as the new data is entered by the recipient, in a
> similar
> fashion as if the document was printed out and the data entered along the
> line by hand, such as a signature line.
>