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Texas Sunshine - 28 Jun 2007 16:36 GMT

How can I keep people from using the enter key rather than tab to complete
forms causing the form to no longer be a one-page document. I have a message
at the top in red, but it isn't always read. Using Office Word 2003.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 28 Jun 2007 17:06 GMT

See “WD: How to Code ENTER Key to Move to Next Field in Form”
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=211219

The alternative is to put text form fields in table cells with exact row
height. This won't prevent users from pressing Enter, but their text will
disappear.

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> How can I keep people from using the enter key rather than tab to complete
> forms causing the form to no longer be a one-page document. I have a message
> at the top in red, but it isn't always read. Using Office Word 2003.

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Texas Sunshine - 28 Jun 2007 20:02 GMT

Wonderful! Thank you, this is just what I needed.

> See “WD: How to Code ENTER Key to Move to Next Field in Form”
> http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=211219
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> message
> > at the top in red, but it isn't always read. Using Office Word 2003.

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