Form MACRO to tab between fields

[TM]

I have created a MACRO from the Method 1 template shown in Article ID 212378.

This MACRO enable a protected form to tab between form fields.

However, the MACRO will only allow tab forward, using 'SHIFT-TAB' does NOT
tab backwards.

Any advice?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Of course it doesn't! The macro takes you exactly where the macro indicates
it should go on exit from the field.
If you want to back tab, then don't use the macro.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

But why is a macro necessary to tab between form fields? This feature is
built in.

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[Stefan Blom]

The macro in the referenced KB article sets the tab order between fields.
I'm guessing that one limitation is that you cannot use Shift+Tab to go
backwards.

 

[Jay Freedman]

The macros in that article, like the ones in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/SetTabOrder.htm, specify a
different tab order than the default left-to-right.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Ah, gotcha.

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[TM]

As suggested my form requires both horizontal and vertical tabbing (some
information is required in columns within a table, and when complete go to
the next column).

As said before the macro only goes one way (not backward).

I have subsequently tried using a version with the MACRO deleted and this
did allow forward and backward tabbing (when the form was protected).

 

[Stefan Blom]

But, as previously stated, if you don't use the macro Word determines the
tab order (which may be quite all right).