Pauline
Wed Oct 22 10:31:44 CDT 2003
Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for your response protecting the different sections
works.
Pauline
>-----Original Message-----
>There are two possible approaches here. One is to allow
users to enter their
>freeform text in an unprotected section. Insert a Next
Page section break
>below the form fields on the first page (or a Continuous
break below
>whatever questions/instructions you have on the second
page) and then
>protect just Section 1 for forms. Users will be able to
apply many types of
>formatting (bold, italics, paragraph formatting) but not,
I think, bullets
>or numbering, and they won't have access to spell
checking unless you enable
>it with a macro such as that offered at
>
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SpellcheckProtectD
oc.htm
>
>Alternatively, just insert a text form field on the
second page. Don't put
>it in a text box; this is not necessary. An ordinary form
field will expand
>to allow users to type as much as they want. Some
formatting features will
>be unavailable in a form field, however.
>
>--
>Suzanne S. Barnhill
>Microsoft MVP (Word)
>Words into Type
>Fairhope, Alabama USA
>Word MVP FAQ site:
http://www.mvps.org/word
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>"Pauline" <anfieldpauline@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:0d4f01c3989e$0376fc10$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi Charles,
>>
>> Thank you for your response I have used the properties
on
>> the form fields to try and resize with the amount of
data
>> that is input on the field, but when a user is entering
>> data it expands right off the page. I have tried to set
>> the multi-line but then it gives a vertical column of
data
>> only 1 character across.
>>
>> I tried the frames and this works until you protect the
>> form and it doesn't allow the user to tab from the form
>> fields to the frames. Can I send you a copy of my
>> document to look at?
>>
>> The information on the second sheet of the form will be
>> free text entered by the user and can be anything from
one
>> sentance to half a page. There are 7 such subjects
where
>> the users are required to enter this kind of data. So
the
>> entry boxes need to autosize and shift the following
>> subjects further down the page or onto the next page if
>> necessary.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> Pauline
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi Pauline,
>> >
>> >When a form is protected, the only places people can
type
>> are within the
>> >form's fields. Consider using frames rather than text
>> boxes.
>> >
>> >I'm not sure I understand what it is you want to
achieve.
>> You want to have
>> >people type information in a form. You want the space
>> available to be
>> >variable to fit what they type.
>> >
>> >How much information will be typed in a single field?
>> Formfields expand to
>> >fit data by default.
>> >
>> >What is the purpose of the textboxes? You can insert
>> formfields directly in
>> >the regular text of a document.
>> >
>> >Which version of Word are you using?
>> >
>> >--
>> >For more on online forms, check help and the links at
>> <URL:
>>
>
http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms>
>> especially Dian
>> >Chapman's series of articles.
>> >
>> >Hope this helps,
>> >--
>> >
>> >Charles Kenyon
>> >
>> >Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
>> ><URL:
http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm>
>> >
>> >Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word
(supplemented
>> version of
>> >Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
>> ><URL:
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/index.htm>
>> >
>> >See also the MVP FAQ: <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/>
>> which is awesome!
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>> >from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>> >
>> >
>> >"Pauline" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in
>> message
>> >news:0d1601c397e8$bfa2a4e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> I need to use variable size text boxes to allow
users to
>> >> enter relevant data. The tab does not move from the
form
>> >> field boxes to the text boxes and the resizing of the
>> text
>> >> boxes doesn't shift the following data down, but
simply
>> >> grows and covers the next subject.
>> >>
>> >> any advice would be appreciated.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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