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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [users] Auto-expanding form field?
On Tuesday 08 August 2006 08:36 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> A co-worker has a form (in Writer) that I've helped her with.
>
> She would like to have the verticial dimension of some of the form
> fields expand as needed to hold more lines of text. So if a certain
> field requires, say, 7 lines of text, the field will expand
> vertically to hold and display 7 lines.
>
> I have not been able to determine a way to do this. Can anyone
> offer any suggestions? Thanks.
Sorry, but I doubt that this is going to be easy to do. Obviously
she does not want to use a scroll bar.
Possibility: create a macro to do this. It should be assigned to
the Text modified Event in the Event tab of the Properties window.
(Use the Control icon in the Design toolbar to open the Properties
window.) I have no idea as to what this macro should be nor if it is
possible.
One more note: This field is has enough space between it and the
bottom of the page for the maximum number of lines she would be
entering.
Dan
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Dan: Thanks for the response. I've tried a scroll bar (that's how the form
is set up now), but the problem there is that she wants to print the form,
and if there is too much text to be displayed, it won't all be printed (even
though by scrolling, it can all be viewed).
I suspected that this might not be possible to do or at least not easy to
do, but thought I'd pose the question. (I'm not knowledgeable enough about
macros to go that route, I'm afraid).
Dick
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