How to position a text field anywhere in a document?

[Jason Freeman]

I have inserted a text field (from the Developer tab) into a document. It
positions itself in line with the text, but I need it so that I can position
the text field *anywhere* within the document.

Anybody know a way?

WHAT I HAVE TRIED: I tried placing a text field within a text *box* (which
can indeed be placed anywhere in a document, just as I want), but when I
protected the document from editing (except filling in fields), Word would
not allow the user to edit the contents of these text fields (but would still
allow editing of text fields not within text boxes). So while this seemed
like a logical solution, it didn't work. It seems like a bug.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Use a borderless table or a frame to hold your field

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Tables are often used for forms. For completely free-form fields, frames are
the traditional approach. Fortunately, although the Legacy Forms palette is
missing some of the controls from the old Forms toolbar, the Insert Frame
button is still included.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Graham Mayor]

All of the old forms toolbar controls are available from Greg Maxey's
add-in - http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Classic Form Controls.htm

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