When filling in a form I Created, why does my other text move?

[Guest]

When I enter too many characters in the form field, it will move the text to
the next line. I need it to be stationary. I don't have a clue how to word
this correctly, so hopefully that makes sense. This form is an application
with NO tables of any sort.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Users generally find it expedient to put form fields into a (borderless)
table and set exact row height and preferred column width for the cells
containing form fields.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Hi Suzanne: Thank you so much for your quick reply!

To make myself clear, what you're telling me is --The only way to avoid the
text moving is to have a "borderless" table? I guess I was hoping you didn't
have to do that because the original application I was trying to manipulate
is in size 7 font and 3 pages - creating a table and redoing the app wasn't
something time permitting. However, I do appreciate your time! Thanks &
Have a great day Janie

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You can insert borderless Frames to hold your fields and restrict their
size, I believe. There is a button for frames on the Forms toolbar.

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." 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. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm.

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


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[Guest]

Thank you very much for your help. - I truly appreciate all of the
links/information you've included. I really wish I would have learned about
this "Discussion Group" sooner. It would have saved me alot of time... which
is so hard to come by.
So, again...I thank both of you....Charles Kenyon & Suzanne Barnhill - for
your quick & insightful replies.
Janie

 

[Guest]

Hi - I have the same question you had here - did any of these solutions work
for you? I am creating a form in word with using fields for user to tab
through and enter information - when they fill in the first field, it
automatically moves the next field/text on the same line to either to the
right, making it out of line, or to the next row. I need for the data
fields/text entry to remain static. Is this the same thing you tried to do?
Any assistance in trying to understand some of the responses would be so
appreciated - I am also in a time crunch and have been working on this for
days! Thanks!!
Tami

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Try the suggestions. They work. Either a fixed-sized table cells or frames
will limit the area in which information can be entered and keep it from
moving you.
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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


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[Guest]

I am not sure if I had responded, as I was so excited once I went to this
link - what great information! Thanks for the info. BTW - the best way that
I found to do it is to insert a table (as mentioned previously), with no
border and insert my fields there.

Have a great Thanksgiving!