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Fri 19 Jun 2009, 09:47 Delegate Clare said...

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Hello

I am creating a table in Word and I want to change the way that the tabs work. Instead of tabbing through the table vertically, I want to be able to tab through the table horizontally. Is this possible?

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Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:19 Trainer Simon said...

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Hi Claire,

Thank you for your question.

I would like to clarify your question in a little more detail.

Do you mean pressing the tab key to move into the next cell on the same row?

If so, there are no settings to change the tab order as far as I know. If you type something into a cell and then want to type into the next cell below you can use the Down Arrow key. The Down Arrow key will only work where there are rows inserted below.

If you use the tab key to after you type into a cell, it takes you to the next cell in the same row. When you get to the last cell in the row, pressing tab will give you a new blank row.

I hope this answers your question and if it doesn't please feel free to ask the question again in more detail.

Regards

Simon

Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:26 Delegate Clare said...

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Hi Simon

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly about this.

What I am trying to do is to create a document containing forms that can be sent by email and filled in without printing it out. I wanted to be able to jump to specific fields within the table using the tab key to make the form easier to fill out (does that make sense?).

Would I be able to do this in Excel and then insert it into the Word document, or does the tab function work the same way in Excel?

Many Thanks

Fri 19 Jun 2009, 13:22 Trainer Simon said...

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Hi Clare,

Thank you for clarifying your question.

If you create a table first you can use that to produce your data entry form. Type the headings into the relevant cells and then navigate to the Developer tab.

To show the Developer tab follow these instructions:

1.Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options.
2. Click Popular.
3. Select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box, and then click OK.

On the Controls group there is a Yellow folder with a hammer and spanner on top of it (Legacy tools). Click on it and under Legacy Forms, choose one of the first three options available:
1. Text Form Field.
2. Check Box Form Field.
3. Drop-Down Form Field.

Once you have completed the form, use the Protect Document button and a Task Pane will open on the right hand side of the screen. Click the Check Box under Section 2 and choose Filling in forms from the drop down list. Finally click

Fri 19 Jun 2009, 15:22 Delegate Clare said...

RE: Word

Hello Simon

I've just tried this out and it works very nicely. Thank you very much.

Clare

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