Using Text Form Field in Word -designing form

mickey369 · 06-25-2009, 09:16 AM

I'm designing a form. Right now when data is entered on the form [in protected mode] if the user hits enter, it just increases the height of the cell and the cursor will stay in that cell until either tab or right arrow is hit. I want the form to stay the way it is and upon hitting enter, I want the cursor to go to the next cell available for data, which is usually the next cell to the right. Help would be appreciated.

**macropod** · 06-25-2009, 10:07 AM

Hi mickey,

See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187985/

yrona · 06-25-2009, 10:27 AM

Dear Mickey,

You have to use macros that catch the enter key being pressed and then switch the input focus to point to the next field. The link macropod posted shows you exactly how to do that.

In my experience useing macros is problematic; it may or may not work depending on the users' macro level security. Documents sent via email may be intercepted by spam catchers that grab all documents with vba code in it.

My recommendation is to become accustomed to using the tab key.

Regards,

Yilmaz Rona

mickey369 · 06-25-2009, 11:28 AM

thank you! Quite frankly I think this is one of Microsoft's @#$%^&*(*&^ - this shouldn't be this hard

**macropod** · 06-26-2009, 01:59 AM

Hi mickey,

I don't see why you think there's some fault on Microsoft's part - I dare say relatively few users need to treat the Enter key any differently in a formfield than in, say, a table.

06-25-2009, 09:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
mickey369 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 OS: xp	Using Text Form Field in Word -designing form I'm designing a form. Right now when data is entered on the form [in protected mode] if the user hits enter, it just increases the height of the cell and the cursor will stay in that cell until either tab or right arrow is hit. I want the form to stay the way it is and upon hitting enter, I want the cursor to go to the next cell available for data, which is usually the next cell to the right. Help would be appreciated.

06-25-2009, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
macropod TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 559 OS: Vista	Re: Using Text Form Field in Word -designing form Hi mickey, See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187985/ __________________ Cheers macropod (MS MVP -Word)

06-25-2009, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
yrona Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Using Text Form Field in Word -designing form Dear Mickey, You have to use macros that catch the enter key being pressed and then switch the input focus to point to the next field. The link macropod posted shows you exactly how to do that. In my experience useing macros is problematic; it may or may not work depending on the users' macro level security. Documents sent via email may be intercepted by spam catchers that grab all documents with vba code in it. My recommendation is to become accustomed to using the tab key. Regards, Yilmaz Rona

06-25-2009, 11:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
mickey369 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 OS: xp	Re: Using Text Form Field in Word -designing form thank you! Quite frankly I think this is one of Microsoft's @#$%^&(&^ - this shouldn't be this hard

06-26-2009, 01:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
macropod TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 559 OS: Vista	Re: Using Text Form Field in Word -designing form Hi mickey, I don't see why you think there's some fault on Microsoft's part - I dare say relatively few users need to treat the Enter key any differently in a formfield than in, say, a table. __________________ Cheers macropod (MS MVP -Word)