The material you quoted did appear in your previous message, although it
might not have shown on the web page you were using. As I answered there,
the macro applies the same shading as the Borders and Shading dialog, and
there is no need to use the dialog.
To answer your second question, while you're creating the form and the
document is unprotected, double-click the form field or click the Properties
button on the Forms toolbar to open the field's Properties dialog. At the
top right of the dialog, enter your text in the Default Text box.
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Aliza Berger-Cooper wrote:
I see that the Microsoft advice I quoted might not have come through.
It was:
To add shading to a printed form, select the form field you want to
emphasize, and then click Borders and Shading (Format menu). On the
Shading tab, select the shading options you want.
To top this off, is it possible to pre-fill a form field with text
that will disappear when the person types in the field? E.g the text
field will be pre-filled with "Name" until the person types in their
name.
And how will this work in conjunction with the shading options?
-Aliza in Jerusalem
Aliza Berger-Cooper wrote:
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Jay,
Thanks so much for your helpful answer.
I have a followup question.
I want the user to be able to print the form (partially completed)
with the blank fields shaded and the filled fields unshaded
(accomplished as per your instructions).
The Microsoft site says this:
To add shading to a printed form, select the form field you want to
emphasize, and then click Borders and Shading (Format menu). On the
Shading tab, select the shading options you want.
Will this work in conjunction with your advice?
TIA again.
Aliza in Jerusalem
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