Create Error Message

[Jamie]

I am working in Word 2002. I have a form with many input fields. I have a
tab order macro in the document to guide through the form. Because of the
tab macro the user cannot tab to a previous field (shift + tab), doing so
tabs them out of the current field and into the next field. I would like to
have an error message come up when the user uses the shift + tab key
combination, stating they can not tab backwards, so the user is left at the
same field they were in when they pressed shift + tab.

Thanks!

 

[Doug Robbins]

You may be able to do something with the information in the article "How to
find the name of the current formfield" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/GetCurFmFldName.htm

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[Jamie]

Thanks Doug, but I really don't understand what the article means. Is there
a way to include key combinations in coding, like shift + tab?

 

[Doug Robbins]

I don't know, but my idea of suggesting the use of the information in that
article was that the macro could be modified so that it then checked the
name of the field to which the focus was moved and if it was not the desired
field, the appropriate response could be provided to the user.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP