Focus wonky in my legacy form fields/table

JimP · #1 01-13-2015, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CindyHa

I'm not 100% sure what the reason is, but I think it happens if the user doesn't click EXACTLY in the area where the legacy control is. For example, if my cell width is wider than the width of the legacy control, and the user clicks at the edge of the cell.

I'm not sure, but is that why it's doing this? Is there any way to stop it?

I believe it is doing that because you have no background color (or color is set to "white") associated with the legacy controls.

See the attached (unprotected).

Hope this helps...

CindyHa · #2 01-13-2015, 12:21 PM

Thank you but as soon as I put Restrict the form to filling in only, the problem re-appears.

Any other ideas?

JimP · #3 01-13-2015, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CindyHa

Thank you but as soon as I put Restrict the form to filling in only, the problem re-appears.

Any other ideas?

FWIW, I just reviewed a comment at: http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/...llin_form.html where he comments:

"While the legacy form fields are still available through Word 2013, and several long standing content control shortcomings remain; in my opinion, content controls stand poised to relegate "legacy" form fields to the dust bin of history."

This may be a hint of what is happening with your file....Then again, it may mean nothing.

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