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tonytmba@hotmail.com - 05 Jan 2007 07:02 GMT

I have bookmarks in a form table where I assign text values based on a user's
selection from a drop-down box.

However, the user is wanting a new option created in the drop-down box that
will change the bookmarks from having the static text assigned to being input
fields for the user to enter data.

I am confused how I can make this happen . . .

Any help is greatly appreciated. --> Thanks, tonytmba@hotmail.com

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 05 Jan 2007 09:03 GMT

Use a Text FormField in place of the Bookmarks and use the .Result property
of that FormField to get it to display the entry from the DropDown

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Hope this helps.

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>I have bookmarks in a form table where I assign text values based on a
>user's
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> Any help is greatly appreciated. --> Thanks, tonytmba@hotmail.com

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tonytmba@hotmail.com - 05 Jan 2007 09:15 GMT

I am not trying to display the result from the drop down, but I am trying to
change the eleven fields to be input fields for the user to type text into,
rather than read static text that I have placed programmatically with each
Case on the drop-down. Here is a sample of my code, where I pass string data
to the bookmarks, then on my new drop-down area, the table will be editable
by the end user:

Select Case ActiveDocument.FormFields("PositionType").DropDown.Value

Case 1
pToggleProtectDoc
UpdateBookmark "bkPRType", "Please Select a Position Type"
UpdateBookmark "bkPR1", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR2", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR3", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR4", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR5", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR6", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR7", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR8", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR9", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR10", ""
UpdateBookmark "bkPR11", ""
pToggleProtectDoc

> I have bookmarks in a form table where I assign text values based on a user's
> selection from a drop-down box.
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> Any help is greatly appreciated. --> Thanks, tonytmba@hotmail.com

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macropod - 05 Jan 2007 10:01 GMT

Hi Tony,

By design, you can't enter free-form text into a drop-down formfield. If you
need that functionality, you could set the drop-down formfield to run a macro
on exit. That macro could test the dropdown value and, if it's a certain
value, display an input box through which you could insert the bookmark's
text. Alternatively, you could use either a vba userform or a supplementary
text formfield on your form.

Cheers

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| I am not trying to display the result from the drop down, but I am trying to
| change the eleven fields to be input fields for the user to type text into,
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| > Any help is greatly appreciated. --> Thanks, tonytmba@hotmail.com

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