1) I created a fillable form in Word and set it up to underline and put all caps. It worked yesterday, but I wanted to add a few things and change the file name. So I went in today and the underline won't work or the all caps. hen I checked the font properties unline and all caps is on.



2) I am confused about how to save it also. When I tried to save it as a document, it wouldn't save the fillable formating. Then I saved it as a template and whenever I open Word, instead of a blank doc, I get the template.

Please help!

Hi cindra,

Can you attach the document to a post (delete any sensitive data)? You do this via the paperclip symbol on the 'Go Advanced' tab.

As for the template issue, that sounds like you've saved the template as 'Normal.dot'. The simplest way of fixing this is to delete the template. There's a 'Sticky' at the top of this forum that shows how to find it (close Word before trying to delete it).

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Please let me know if this uploaded ok.

Thank you,
Cindra

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PreQual Form.docx (37.7 KB, 17 views)

Hi cindra,

To enforce uppercase, you need to set the 'uppercase' property for the formfields concerned. That property has not been set for any of the text formfields I examined. There is no 'underlined' property, however, and underlining a formfield won't cause the data input into it to be underlined. If you were seeing underlining when you typed something, it's probably because you hadn't applied forms protection and the formfield was being replaced by the typed text.

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Thank you for your comment. When I right click on the formatting cell, then choose Font, it shows that Underline and All Caps is chosen. And you are write, it seems to only work without the protection on. Is there any other way to have the info that people enter be underlined and in all caps?

Thank you.

Using legacy form fields I applied Underline formatting to a formfield and then protected the form. No problem with maintaining the formatting. What is it you are trying to do different?

Add Classic FormField Controls to Ribbon

The formatting I am referring to is not controlled by the font formatting tools on the Ribbon - it's a property of the formfield. To apply the uppercase formatting, select a formfield, right-click on it, choose 'properties' then choose 'uppercase' from the 'Text format' dropdown.

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On the subject of it being your new default document. You never want to save a document giving it the name normal.dotm. See Why is my "Blank Document" not blank? and Templates in Microsoft Word.

On your formatting problem, see my earlier response. I used legacy form fields and formatted them with no trouble.

Hi Charles,

I too applied formatting to cindra's formfields, but that formatting is not retained when forms protection is applied.

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I just opened it in Word 2010 and the underline and ALL CAPS font formatting worked fine with the document protected for forms.

Just noticed that this is a .doc file. (docx.doc)

Will try in Word 2007.

Works fine in Word 2007, too. Note, this is not a formfield property. It is a font formatting.

For years I've had forms that I've tried to have appear as if filled in on a typewriter. I've created a field character style and applied it to the fields as well as to a bit of space before and after a field. That puts the input in underlined Courier New font. I had no problems with this in Word 97, 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2010. (I used Word 2007 as little as possible.)

I don't know why it would make a difference, but in Word 2010 and 2007 I use the Lock button from Greg Maxey's Add-In.

Charles,

Is there any way you can upload the version that you said you tried that worked after protection was turned on? Of course, send it without protection. I can't seem to figure out why mine isn't working. I'd like to see what you did. This is driving me crazy and I need to wrap this up.

Thank you!

Here it is, in .doc format, not protected.

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PreQual Form.doc (103.0 KB, 13 views)

Thank you. I couldn't get it to work. What I am trying to do is have the clients enter their info in the shaded area (I entered the shaded fillable area using Legacy Tools). When they enter I want it to underline and put the info in all caps, and change the field to white rather than grey. It works the way I want to when unprotected, but when I protect it it does not work. I attached it again. Thank you for your help!!!

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PreQual Form_help.docx (37.8 KB, 11 views)

When you type over a field in a legacy form with the form unprotected, you replace the field with your text.

The form you uploaded does type in all caps and underlined with protection on. The grey says it is a field.

Question:

Do you want people to only be able to enter information in your form fields? If so, you want a protected form. If you want them to be able to type anywhere, then you do not.

You could create an on-exit macro for protected fields that, upon leaving the field unprotects the form, unlinks the field (giving you what was typed, but not in a field) and reprotects the form. Of course that makes every answer (even blank) a final answer. Why do you not want people to be able to change or edit answers?