Document Protection

[williamr]

I have a Word document that I added text form fields to. I call myself
protecting the document so only the fields can be filled in. If I use the
tab key everything works fine. The problem is that if I press the “enter†key
it add a line, if you continue to press the enter key you could add 100
pages. I have checked the Editing restrictions for filling in forms and
Formatting restrictions. I’m using Word 2003. is this correct or is there a
fix?

Thank You
Wm.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have a Word document that I added text form fields to. I call myself
protecting the document so only the fields can be filled in. If I use the
tab key everything works fine. The problem is that if I press the “enter” key
it add a line, if you continue to press the enter key you could add 100
pages. I have checked the Editing restrictions for filling in forms and
Formatting restrictions. I’m using Word 2003. is this correct or is there a
fix?

Thank You
Wm.

That's the way it works. There's no way to prevent pressing Enter in a
form field.

To prevent the form field from expanding, you can put the field in a
cell of a table and use Table > Table Properties > Rows to set an
exact height for the row. Although you can type tons of stuff into the
field, anything that doesn't fit in the table cell will just
disappear.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[williamr]

Jay, Thank You

That's the way it works. There's no way to prevent pressing Enter in a
form field.

To prevent the form field from expanding, you can put the field in a
cell of a table and use Table > Table Properties > Rows to set an
exact height for the row. Although you can type tons of stuff into the
field, anything that doesn't fit in the table cell will just
disappear.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.