Creating Forms

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I tried to enter a combo box, so that I was not limite to the restrictions of
the Drop Down List, but when I selected the Combo Box Icon, it gave me a Drop
Down List.
 
The combo box is a drop-down in appearance. Remember, though, that it won't
necessarily work with a protected form. If you are going to do a combo box,
why not consider a UserForm?
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Charles,
I understand the similarities between the appearance, but when I used what
was labled as the combo box, it still limited me to 25 items in the list. I
need about 100 items in my drop down list. I am interested in the concept
of a UserForm, but what is it? I tried to search the help index and it does
not recognize the term.
 
A UserForm is a custom dialog box powered by vba.
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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I, too, have been having the same issue with the Combo Box not allowing
enough entries, defeating its purpose. However, I followed your link,
followed the instructions on the page, and was not able to create a user
form. When I saved my template, closed and reopened a new doc using the new
dot, I got a debug error.

I am terribly frustrated!
 
I would suggest that you post the problem code, along with what it is you
are trying to accomplish, in the word.vba.beginners or word.vba.userforms
newsgroups. You are more likely to get the answers you want there. This
newsgroup is about managing documents, not about vba programming.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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