Forms text field position lock

Sarah-- Have you tried placing these fields in a table?
You may have found your solution already (as it was a
month ago...), but placing the field in a table and then
removing the visible borders will get you the result you
want. The text in each field will wrap within its own
column, so you're not going to be restricted to x-number
of characters on a line.


-----Original Message-----
I am creating a form for users to print on a preprinted
form. When data is entered, the position of the other
text form fields on the same line slide to the left. The
length of the data in each field is unpredictable. How
can I lock the postion of the 2nd, 3rd, etc, test form
fields? Thanks!
.

You need either a table with fixed size cells or to use frames (more
complicated).

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Sarah" wrote in message
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I am creating a form for users to print on a preprinted form. When data
is entered, the position of the other text form fields on the same line
slide to the left. The length of the data in each field is unpredictable.
How can I lock the postion of the 2nd, 3rd, etc, test form fields? Thanks!