Form Controls

[Guest]

I need to create a word template with a control similar to a drop down box.
This drop down box would need to have the ability for one to choose one, two
or all of the options in the box. The options in the drop down box will just
be text but it needs the abilty to be one work or one paragraph long.

Any ideas on which from control and how I can do this?

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Jezebel]

You can do it using a ListBox from the Control Toolbox. Set the MultiSelect
property to TRUE and hold down the control key when you select the items.
You'll need to use VBA to populate the list and to read the selection.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You can't, exactly. However, you could have a drop-down field that has the
various combinations you want. That is:
A
B
C
A B
AC
B C
A B C

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm.

You may also want to explore the AutoTextList field.
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/AutoTextList.htm. This is a way of
doing what you want without having a locked form. You can also have
meaningful entry names that distinguish choices for the person making the
choice.

Hope this helps,
--

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


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