Drop Down formfield with over 25 items in list for Word 2007

Help - I just want a form field that will allow for the States and 31 days of
a calendar - I know they exist - Thank you so much!

Jean-Guy
Wed Nov 21 10:34:37 PST 2007

Ro-zToy was telling us:
Ro-zToy nous racontait que :

> Help - I just want a form field that will allow for the States and 31
> days of a calendar - I know they exist - Thank you so much!

The standard answer to this very often asked question is:

The dropdown from the Forms toolbar can't handle more than 25 items.
Here are a couple of articles to look at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306258/en-us
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm


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Graham
Wed Nov 21 23:51:44 PST 2007

You may also find http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Linked_DropDown_Fields.htm (the
states) and http://www.gmayor.com/popup_calendar.htm (the days) useful alos.

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Ro-zToy wrote:
> Help - I just want a form field that will allow for the States and 31
> days of a calendar - I know they exist - Thank you so much!

Summer
Thu Nov 22 00:26:40 PST 2007

Is the 25 dropdown limit still applicable in Word 2007 dropdown control?

"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
news:uYWdGyNLIHA.5860@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> You may also find http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Linked_DropDown_Fields.htm
> (the states) and http://www.gmayor.com/popup_calendar.htm (the days)
> useful alos.
>
> --
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>
> Ro-zToy wrote:
>> Help - I just want a form field that will allow for the States and 31
>> days of a calendar - I know they exist - Thank you so much!
>
>

Graham
Thu Nov 22 01:40:05 PST 2007

No - the Dropdown content controls will accept more than 25 entries. It is
only the legacy controls that are limited to 25.

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Summer wrote:
> Is the 25 dropdown limit still applicable in Word 2007 dropdown
> control?
> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uYWdGyNLIHA.5860@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> You may also find
>> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Linked_DropDown_Fields.htm (the states)
>> and http://www.gmayor.com/popup_calendar.htm (the days) useful alos.
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>> Ro-zToy wrote:
>>> Help - I just want a form field that will allow for the States and
>>> 31 days of a calendar - I know they exist - Thank you so much!

Summer
Thu Nov 22 03:58:20 PST 2007

Thank you.
"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
news:e$IjpuOLIHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> No - the Dropdown content controls will accept more than 25 entries. It is
> only the legacy controls that are limited to 25.
>
> --
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>
> Summer wrote:
>> Is the 25 dropdown limit still applicable in Word 2007 dropdown
>> control?
>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uYWdGyNLIHA.5860@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> You may also find
>>> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Linked_DropDown_Fields.htm (the states)
>>> and http://www.gmayor.com/popup_calendar.htm (the days) useful alos.
>>>
>>> --
>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>>
>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>>
>>> Ro-zToy wrote:
>>>> Help - I just want a form field that will allow for the States and
>>>> 31 days of a calendar - I know they exist - Thank you so much!
>
>