Repeat steps 4-5 until all items are added To add items to a drop-down list, in the Drop-down item text box, type an entry The Drop-Down Form Field Options dialog box appears. With the drop-down form field selected, click FORM FIELD OPTIONS NOTE: Drop-down form fields are not recommended for forms that will be printed and completed manually, because only the first choice is printed. Make the appropriate changes to the check box form fieldĭrop-down form fields are used when the response must be from a specific list of choices (e.g., "yes" or "no" questions). The Check Box Form Field Options dialog box appears. With the check box form field selected, click FORM FIELD OPTIONS
Make the appropriate changes to the text form fieldĬheck box form fields are used when the response is to select one or more choices from a series (e.g., providing a list of classes and asking the respondent to check the ones he/she has taken). The Text Form Field Options dialog box appears. With the text form field selected, click FORM FIELD OPTIONS
NOTE: A macro groups a series of word commands and instructions in order to automate a task performed repeatedly in Word Execute a macro when the user enters or leaves the field.Specify the length of the text, the default text, and the text case (e.g., uppercase, lowercase, title case, initial case).Specify the type of text you want to enter (e.g., regular, date, number, current date or time, currency, calculation).The Text Form Field Options dialog box allows you to do all of the following: OPTIONAL: To turn form field shading on or off, on the Forms toolbar, click FORM FIELD SHADING On the Forms toolbar, click TEXT FORM FIELD Place the insertion point where you want the field to appear Text form fields are used when the response consists of unknown choices (e.g., a respondent's name). Used when the response must be from a select list of choices Used when the response is to select one or more choices from a seriesĮXAMPLE: providing a list of classes and asking respondents to check the ones they have taken Used when the response consists of unknown choices For more information, refer to The Forms Toolbar. NOTE: To use the instructions in this document, the Forms toolbar should be displayed. This document provides basic advice on using fields to create forms. The nature of the information to be gathered will determine the type of form field to be used. Word forms depend on form fields to gather information from the user through any of three ways: text form fields, check box form fields, or drop-down form fields. This article is based on legacy software. (Archives) Microsoft Word 2003: Working with Form Fields (Archives) Microsoft Word 2003: Working with Form Fields.Learn more about UWEC's COVID-19 response. Student Expression, Rights & Responsibilities.Spaces are not allowed however you can use the underscore character "_" to separate words. Each form field should have a unique bookmark name.īookmarks can contain numbers but must begin with a letter.
It is always a good idea to provide a sensible and logical bookmark name for each of your form fields. When limiting the field length make sure you include space for any special characters such as dashes or hyphens. These two types of data let you automatically display the date and time the form was completed. To add a text form field place the insertion point where you want the field to be placed and select Text Form Field - Inserts a Text Form field allowing users to insert text, numbers symbols and spaces. This can be inserted from the Forms toolbarĪ text field records information that only the user can enter.įor example this might be customer address, telephone number etc. Text form fields can have unlimited length Text form fields can also be used to perform calculations.
You can use a text form field to collect basic text information such as a name or addressĪlternatively you can also use text form fields to request other types of data such as numbers, dates, times, phone numbers, zip codes, percentages etc. A text form field can be set up to require a variety of different types of input from the user.