boxes for users to print name (letters) inside

[Randy]

Hello All,

I am looking to create a form / template that users can print their first
and last name in. But what I would like to do is have square boxes so that
the users need to print the letters of their names inside the box so it's
easier to read their names. What's the easiest way or some ways I can do this
in Word 2003.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

For the t ypical continuous boxes (as opposed to separate ones), I'd use a
table with very small cells (set cell padding to zero) and borders.

 

[Randy]

Thanks. I got the table part down. But what do you mean by set the padding to
zero? Is there a way to 'lock' the individual cells or boxes so that only one
character can be typed into each box? I can go to Table Properties | Options
and set the Option to 'Automatically resize to fit contents' but fi I do that
and then type characters into the box instead of being able to type in
multiple characters and have the box move to the right the characters move
vertical.

Thanks
Randy

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The cell padding ("Default cell margins") for the entire table is found in
the Table Options (Table Properties | Table: Options...), which is what you
probably want to use here, though you can set it separately for each cell
using the Cell Options.

Set the preferred width for each cell and an exact height for the row to
allow for entry of just one character; this may be tricky, since you might
be able to put several lowercase i's in the space of one capital W.

If you really want to make work for yourself, you could do this as a
protected form, with the length for each separate form field set to one
character.