Word Forms and wrapping text

[Guest]

I am creating a form in Word 2003. How do I make the text in a table wrap
around the box rather than extend the box horizonally in one line? There
appears to be no way to fix this in the properties of the "ab" key.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I am creating a form in Word 2003. How do I make the text in a table
wrap around the box rather than extend the box horizonally in one
line? There appears to be no way to fix this in the properties of the
"ab" key.

You're right, there is no way within the properties of the form field. To do
this, place the form field in a cell of a table, and click Table > AutoFit >
Fixed Column Width. You can use Format > Borders & Shading to turn off the
table borders so the cell isn't apparent.

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Jay Freedman
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[Guest]

It sounds like your table does not have a set preferred width. Click Table >
Table properties and on the Table tab see if Preferred width is checked. If
not, you need to check it and set a preferred width. Then, on the Cell tab,
click Options and check Wrap text if it is not already checked.

 

[Guest]

I followed the steps below, but the text is still not wrapping. Should I
change the height of the cell or some other table property?