why can't i type in plain text control boxes?

[Fiona]

I am building a template in Word 2007. In the content controls I have the
option of using rich text or plain text. When I choose the plain text and
protect the document to filling in forms I can not type in the content
control box. Yet when I use Rich text I can't tab over to the next content
control box as it tabs within the control box. All I want to be able to do
is type in the control box and be able to tab to the next.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Word 2007 content controls are designed to be used with the form
unprotected. If you want to have a protected form and tab between the
fields, use the legacy form fields, to which end you will find -
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Classic Form Controls.htm useful.

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[Jay Freedman]

Also, if you use a Rich Text content control, there is no way to use
the tab key to exit from it. That's the point of Rich Text -- a tab
character is a valid character, just as in regular body text.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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