Text box control sizing

[Nat]

I have created a form using Word 07 and have added two activex textbox
controls at the bottom of the screen. I would like these controls to be able
to expand if all the text cannot fit inside the borders. I know that you can
add scrollbars, however then the form just prints out the "viewable" text and
not the whole value. I have set WordWrap, Multiline & IntegralHeight all to
True but the box still does not expand. Is what I am wishing even possible?
I have other txtbox controls and a couple datepicker controls, so I have
protected the form to allow only filling in the form.

Would it be possible to protect part of the form, and allow typing in the
bottom section?

Thanks in advance,

 

[Nat]

Two things:

1. Thanks for your response. I tried the content control, and it worked OK,
so long as the user clicked in the correct location on the form, otherwise
they could not type.

2. The section break might be just what I needed, however I will also look
into your suggestion of a form control if I can find it.

Thanks again ...

nat

Hi =?Utf-8?B?TmF0?=,

I have created a form using Word 07 and have added two activex textbox
controls at the bottom of the screen. I would like these controls to be able
to expand if all the text cannot fit inside the borders. I know that you can
add scrollbars, however then the form just prints out the "viewable" text and
not the whole value. I have set WordWrap, Multiline & IntegralHeight all to
True but the box still does not expand. Is what I am wishing even possible?
I have other txtbox controls and a couple datepicker controls, so I have
protected the form to allow only filling in the form.

Problem with ActiveX controls is that they can reliably expand in only one
direction: horizontally OR vertically. They were designed for use with
Userforms. Any reason you don't want to use a form field or a Content control,
instead? Those "go with the [text] flow"

Would it be possible to protect part of the form, and allow typing in the
bottom section?

Sure. Just insert a Section Break, then in the Protect Document taskpane, with
"Filling in forms" activated, click the "Sections" link to specify the sections
to protect/unprotect.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)


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[Nat]

Thanks Cindy. I used your suggestion and added the old legacy form control,
and turned off the grey shading. what I meant before is that when I added
the contrent control, the user could click in teh control and type, however
one user clicked in an area in the control and could not type anything and we
figured out he had not clicked in the correct spot apparently. All is good
with the form now ...

the other suggesion about adding a section break, and protecting part of the
document was cool as well. thanks so much for your assistance.

Two things:

1. Thanks for your response. I tried the content control, and it worked OK,
so long as the user clicked in the correct location on the form, otherwise
they could not type.

2. The section break might be just what I needed, however I will also look
into your suggestion of a form control if I can find it.

Thanks again ...

nat

Hi =?Utf-8?B?TmF0?=,

I have created a form using Word 07 and have added two activex textbox
controls at the bottom of the screen. I would like these controls to be able
to expand if all the text cannot fit inside the borders. I know that you can
add scrollbars, however then the form just prints out the "viewable" text and
not the whole value. I have set WordWrap, Multiline & IntegralHeight all to
True but the box still does not expand. Is what I am wishing even possible?
I have other txtbox controls and a couple datepicker controls, so I have
protected the form to allow only filling in the form.

Problem with ActiveX controls is that they can reliably expand in only one
direction: horizontally OR vertically. They were designed for use with
Userforms. Any reason you don't want to use a form field or a Content control,
instead? Those "go with the [text] flow"

Would it be possible to protect part of the form, and allow typing in the
bottom section?

Sure. Just insert a Section Break, then in the Protect Document taskpane, with
"Filling in forms" activated, click the "Sections" link to specify the sections
to protect/unprotect.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)


This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply
in the newsgroup and not by e-mail