Allow Form Users to Format Text CJM Type 12/8/2008 9:19:02 PM I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so?

Re: Allow Form Users to Format Text Cindy M. <C.Meister-C[ at ]hispeed.ch> 12/9/2008 7:52:49 AM Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q0pNIFR5cGU=?=, [Quoted Text] > I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is > filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into > the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so? > If you're using form fields and forms protection, then this is only possible using a macro. And if the form fields are within a table, then the macro would be non-trivial (because the user can't select characters within a form field embedded in a table cell). The macro, outside a table, is fairly trivial: Sub FormBold() Dim doc as Word.Document Set doc = ActiveDocument if doc.ProtectionType <> wdNoProtection Then doc.Unprotect End If Selection.font.Bold = true doc.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True End Sub Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

Re: Allow Form Users to Format Text Nina 12/9/2008 3:54:03 PM Hello Cindy, I'm just wondering when do you invoke the macro? When your cursor is within the form field? "Cindy M." wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q0pNIFR5cGU=?=, > > > I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is > > filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into > > the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so? > > > If you're using form fields and forms protection, then this is only possible > using a macro. And if the form fields are within a table, then the macro would > be non-trivial (because the user can't select characters within a form field > embedded in a table cell). > > The macro, outside a table, is fairly trivial: > > Sub FormBold() > Dim doc as Word.Document > > Set doc = ActiveDocument > if doc.ProtectionType <> wdNoProtection Then > doc.Unprotect > End If > Selection.font.Bold = true > doc.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True > End Sub > > Cindy Meister > INTER-Solutions, Switzerland > http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) > http://www.word.mvps.org > > This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply > in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) > >

RE: Allow Form Users to Format Text CJM Type 12/9/2008 6:21:01 PM Thank you for the input and instruction. You answered my question. "CJM Type" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I created a form in Word. Is there a way to allow the user (the person who is > filling in the form with information) to format the text that they input into > the fields; e.g., if they want to make a word bold or italic, can they do so?

Re: Allow Form Users to Format Text Cindy M. <C.Meister-C[ at ]hispeed.ch> 12/13/2008 10:59:13 AM Hi Nina, [Quoted Text] > I'm just wondering when do you invoke the macro? When your cursor is within > the form field? > In the context of the original question, the user makes a selection then clicks a button (or presses a keyboard shortcut). So, yes, the selection is in the form field. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)