Tables

[Guest]

Once a table has been created how do I allow users to type in the table but
not for the table to change length?

Please help

 

[Guest]

You could place section breaks directly above and below the table and then
place form field text boxes in each of the cells. After populating the table
with form fields, click on TOOLS and select PROTECTION. Click the FORMS
option button and then click the Sections Command button. Unselect the
sections before and after the table, and if you wish, assign a password for
unprotecting the section.

The limits the user to the number of rows and columns you've previously
defined for the table, while enabling to have full editing capabilities
elsewhere in the document.

Hope this helps...

 

[Tony Jollans]

To some extent it depends what you want to happen when the users enter more
data than will fit without expanding the table - but there are two settings,
one for columns and one for rows which can be used to constrain cell size
and, hence, table size.

For column widths ...

Table > Properties > Table tab
Click on Options and uncheck "Allow resize to fit contents"

For Row Height ...

Select the table
Table > Properties > Row tab should show "all Rows"
Set the row height as you want
Select "Exactly" from the dropdown.

 

[loupero]

you could also insert text fields (with text fields from the form toolbar) for every cell, limit the number of characters for each field then protect your document for forms.

to limit the characters for a cell: right-click on the field, properties, set max length. Then protect the document: tools, protect the doc, choose forms.

this way, users could enter upto the maximum amount of character specified, but not more. This way, your table would not "grow".

regards,