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I have managed to design a form and now want to include drop down boxes. Is
there any way to increase the length of the line in the drop down box. I
want to make 3 options two fit in the space but one doesn't

Thanks in advance
 
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Cindy M -WordMVP-

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I have managed to design a form and now want to include drop down boxes. Is
there any way to increase the length of the line in the drop down box. I
want to make 3 options two fit in the space but one doesn't
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A drop-down box from the Forms toolbar cannot break across to a new line, so
the space is, in this respect, strictly limited. I believe there's also a limit
on the number of characters, and this cannot be changed, either.

There's a workaround described in this article, that uses a UserForm (dialog
box) to display the list or dropdown, and put the user's selection in a
textbox:

WD2000: How to Create a Combo Box Containing More Than 25 Items
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;198561

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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