Smith
Mon May 23 16:00:16 CDT 2005
Thanks, I'll check it out now.
Regards
Tracey
"Charles Kenyon" <msnewsgroup@remove.no.spam.addbalance.com> wrote in
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> 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.
>
> The usual method to keep things in place is to use a table with fixed-size
> cells to hold your fields. A second method is to use frames. These methods
> are discussed in the articles noted above.
>
> 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
>
> See also the MVP FAQ:
http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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> "Smith" <traceysmith@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi, I hope you can help.
>>
>> I've created a document (basically like a school report) with check boxes
>> and fields. The problem I have is that when I want to type into the
>> field,
>> it's fine until the text goes onto a different line, then it starts to
>> move
>> the text of the unfielded bits down the page.
>>
>> I've saved it as a template, tried it protected and unprotected but can't
>> seem to get my head around it.
>>
>> I hope someone out there understands what I mean and can give some advice
>> to
>> a Word novicette.
>>
>> TIA
>> Tracey
>>
>>
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