Hi Ray,

The macro *will* work -- it was developed specifically for use in protected
forms. However, it does assume that users are filling out the form on a
computer that has both the template (which must be unprotected) and the form
document based on the template. If you're sending the form through email,
this assumption is almost certainly false.

The method of setting an exact row height will prevent "ruining the
spacing", if that's your only concern. The only time I'd worry about
newlines with this method is when the field contents will be transferred to
a database, or otherwise used in a context where the additional material
would show up.

There are no other alternatives that I'm aware of, unless you and all your
form recipients are using Word 2003.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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Ray Dunn wrote:
Thanks Suzanne, but I do not want them to be able to enter a new line
at all. The progammable macro doesn't seem like it will work, due to
the fact that the form will be protected. The form must be
protected. Any other ideas?

Thanks again,
Ray

"Ray Dunn" wrote in message
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How can I limit users from entering a new line in a form field? I
have limited the number of charaters, but after protection is
applied the user can still hit the enter key. I don't want to ruin
the spacing on the page.
Thanks,
Ray
ps. Word 2003, win xp pro