controlling fields on a form

[Stephen Larivee]

I am using Word 2003 to make a form and put in some fields. There are a
couple of things I am unable to do, however.

When data is input into the field by the user, text below the field is
pushed down. How do I control the field so it does not affect surrounding
text? I would like to set the field at a maximum length (I can do this) and
not have the other text on the form get moved.

Finally, the fields I insert are of a fixed length, about 1 inch. I double
click on the field and can set the maximum length, but the default size of
the field remains at about 1 inch. Can I get the grayed field area to
display at its full size so the user can see how much room he has for his
response?

Thanks

 

[Graham Mayor]

The usual plan is to put the field in a borderless table cell of fixed
dimensions so that it cannot expand to move the text around it.

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[Stephen Larivee]

Thank you. I will give it a try.

The usual plan is to put the field in a borderless table cell of fixed
dimensions so that it cannot expand to move the text around it.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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[Terry Farrell]

Note that if you right-click the Text Form Field, you can define a character
entry limit. So once you 'assign a maximum physical size for a FF, type in
number 8s until it is full and that is the maximum number of characters to
allow.