Form control only available for web pages,Publisher 2003

[itjm]

Isn't there a way 'form control' can be used in all of publisher? It was
available in Publisher 2002 and then I upgraded to Publisher 2003 and it
wasn't. Or did I miss where it might be. I think I have looked under each
heading, but I could have missed it. I liked being able to put the check
boxes in some of the forms I worked on.

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[Mary Sauer]

Form control is not available in Publisher print publications. If you are doing
a web site go here:
Publisher web publication forms 101
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80564.aspx

 

[itjm]

Form control is not available in Publisher print publications. If you are doing
a web site go here:
Publisher web publication forms 101
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80564.aspx

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I am working on business forms for printing on my printer. I don't want to
web pages. It was available in Publisher 2002. Why would Microsoft take it
away from Publisher 2003. Might I be able to import it from the 2002
version? I really liked that feature. Using the symbols just is not the
same and it is difficult to align the text with the check boxes in symbols.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Were you using a template in Publisher? 2002 and 2003 are basically the same.
Both have Business Forms. Tables give you some control. Maybe you are thinking a
bulleted list? You can select what symbol you want in a bulleted list, check
boxes are there.

 

[Ed Bennett]

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...7e-ec330dbc75b6&dg=microsoft.public.publisher
I am working on business forms for printing on my printer. I don't want to
web pages. It was available in Publisher 2002. Why would Microsoft take it
away from Publisher 2003.

Because the form fields were there for web forms, not for printing.

Might I be able to import it from the 2002 version?
No.

Using the symbols just is not the same

No, it looks much better to the trained eye.

and it is difficult to align the text with the check boxes in symbols.

It's dead easy. Use tabs. Either use the default tab spacing or Format >
Tabs to set your own.