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Sowen - 18 Feb 2005 16:31 GMT

I am trying to insert fields in my word document that are overlaid on an
inserted form. I am tabbing & spacing to line up the field on the form in
the background. However, when I merge my document with my Excel file, the
information is in different places according to the length of the information
that was merged.

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Charles Kenyon - 18 Feb 2005 19:09 GMT

Use borderless frames or tables to hold your fields. Limit their size so
that they can't move things around.

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>I am trying to insert fields in my word document that are overlaid on an
> inserted form. I am tabbing & spacing to line up the field on the form in
> the background. However, when I merge my document with my Excel file, the
> information is in different places according to the length of the
> information
> that was merged.

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Sowen - 18 Feb 2005 19:19 GMT

I'm fairly new at this. How do I set a borderless frame around my field?

> Use borderless frames or tables to hold your fields. Limit their size so
> that they can't move things around.
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> > information
> > that was merged.

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Sowen - 18 Feb 2005 20:07 GMT

Your suggestion worked! I used tables on my blank form and the fields are
kept in those boudaries.

Thanks for your help!!

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