Form submenu not consistent!

[talkinglens]

When I set up a form in Word 2004 on mac or 2003 on pc, I experience the same problem when I enter a two digit number in a field.

If I set it up for a two digit number and enter "0" or nothing in the style field I get inconsistent results if the leading number is "0" as in 01 or the end number 10 which on a different line will give me "1"!

How can I restore the leading or trailing 0? One line of fields; eg - the first will be normal or not and the others vary with the same preferences! Where is the control for this?



I need to get the form operational for a medical office. Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks.
Dr. Joe

[talkinglens]

I tried another number property which also didn't work!
I changed to text instead which helps me get the work out but does NOT solve the problem. Anyone have the solution?!

[Kimberly]

Please describe the technique you are using to make the form. For example, are you using a text from field from the Forms toolbox, or are you using the Controls toolbar, or what?

[talkinglens]

I am entering the field from the forms toolbox, then selecting properties, selecting "number" or "text" (which is the only one that works) and selecting 2 characters and a number style (if used with the number selection).
It works when I use character but not numerical types.
What do you think?
I've done this before on someone else's machine and I never had a problem with this!

[talkinglens]

I also tried a third number format and it did the same thing; it took off the 0 at the end of 10! I scoured MSWord for options or customize under Tools but came up with no way of altering this activity or default.

[talkinglens]

I just realized that the form was made by placing a picture behind a table and then turning off the lines, so actually we're dealing with a form entry within a table. That's probably causing the inconsistency!
Is there a way to affect this situation using some sort of table control, command or preference?