Create a form where each letter goes in a seperate field?

[Guest]

I need create a form were each character typed goes into a different field?
I am not to adverse on setting up fields and I am not sure if that is what I
am relly trying to do.

I would appreciate any help anyone can give me

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

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

I need create a form were each character typed goes into a different field?
I am not to adverse on setting up fields and I am not sure if that is what I
am relly trying to do.

This can't be done in a Word document or at least not in a user-friendly
manner. You could use Form fields (from the Forms) toolbar and set the field
length to 1 (one). But the user would have to press TAB to move to each
succeeding field.

I do NOT recommend ActiveX controls from the Controls toolbox if you need more
than a very few fields. With VBA it would be possible to make the focus "jump",
but a document gets unstable very quickly if you insert many controls.

Best would probably be to construct a UserForm (custom dialog box). To pursue
this, I suggest asking in the group
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms

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

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[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

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

I need create a form were each character typed goes into a different field?
I am not to adverse on setting up fields and I am not sure if that is what I
am relly trying to do.

This can't be done in a Word document or at least not in a user-friendly
manner. You could use Form fields (from the Forms) toolbar and set the field
length to 1 (one). But the user would have to press TAB to move to each
succeeding field.

I do NOT recommend ActiveX controls from the Controls toolbox if you need more
than a very few fields. With VBA it would be possible to make the focus "jump",
but a document gets unstable very quickly if you insert many controls.

Best would probably be to construct a UserForm (custom dialog box). To pursue
this, I suggest asking in the group
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms

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

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[CyberTaz]

If you would elaborate on what it is that you are trying to accomplish,
someone may have some constructive alternatives to offer. I personally
cannot perceive any inherent value in having every character typed by a user
stored in a separate field.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[CyberTaz]

If you would elaborate on what it is that you are trying to accomplish,
someone may have some constructive alternatives to offer. I personally
cannot perceive any inherent value in having every character typed by a user
stored in a separate field.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac