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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / June 2005Form Fields
I have a Drop-Down Form Field set up on my form. When I enter all the items for the drop-down list, it displays the first item as my default. Is there a way of entering a default message (example: Please choose an item from the list) instead of displaying the first item on the list? Thank you Karen was telling us: Karen nous racontait que : > I have a Drop-Down Form Field set up on my form. When I enter all > the items for the drop-down list, it displays the first item as my > default. Is there a way of entering a default message (example: > Please choose an item from the list) instead of displaying the first > item on the list? Make the first item be: "Please choose an item from the list" Then, on the way out, check if the user has indeed selected an item or not. Are you talking about userforms or on-line forms?  SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Thank you for your help - Although, if I add the message "Please choose an item from the list" it takes up too much space on the drop-down list. How come the text form field has default text and the drop-dowm form field doesn't? To answer your question, I'm taking about the userforms. Thanks again, Karen > Karen was telling us: > Karen nous racontait que : [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Are you talking about userforms or on-line forms? Karen was telling us: Karen nous racontait que : > Thank you for your help - Although, if I add the message "Please > choose an item from the list" it takes up too much space on the > drop-down list. How come the text form field has default text and > the drop-dowm form field doesn't? To answer your question, I'm > taking about the userforms. Use a shorter message: "Choose an item" What code are you using to fill the dropdown? I do not understand your dilemma. In your original post, you stated that the first item is the default and now you are writing that there is no default... This makes me think you are not talking about a userform. Just to make sure we are talking about the same thing, I think the type of form that you are referring to is an on-line form, not a userform. A userform is a custom dialog that is usually called via a macro (Like the Font or Save As dialogs). See the article "How to create a Userform" at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm For more information about on-line forms, see: Please Fill Out This Form Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46 Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms. http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119 Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127 Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep better records! http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136 SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Thank you again for your help and I'm sorry for the confusion. I guess I am creating an online form and not a user form - Sorry. What I want is the default text to just show up in the form field shading area and not be part of the drop-down list. If you notice, when you are using the text form field, there's a field for default text and there's not one for the drop-down form field. Have a great weekend, Karen > Karen was telling us: > Karen nous racontait que : [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > better records! > http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136 Karen was telling us: Karen nous racontait que : > Thank you again for your help and I'm sorry for the confusion. I > guess I am creating an online form and not a user form - Sorry. What [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > there's not one for the drop-down form field. > Have a great weekend, Karen The default text you speak of for the text field is actual text in the text field, but when the field is selected and text is typed on the keyboard, the default gets replaced. If the text field is not selected then it will print out with the default text like any other text. The same thing applies to dropdown. The default is the first one and, like the text field, it is part of the field itself. SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org |
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