Re: Drop down list width

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From: Pmpkin (Pmpkin_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:54:01 -0700

The Auto Text worked great. When I tried to send the new form to another user the Auto Text entries don't appear on their computer. How do I send the Autotext along with the letter to other users?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> Assuming you're speaking of the dropdown available from the Forms
> toolbar, there is a hard-coded limit of 50 characters per entry (and
> also a limit of 25 entries). There is no way to change that.
>
> If you use the ComboBox from the Control Toolbox toolbar, there's no
> hard character limit. However, if an entry is longer than will fit on
> one line at the width of the box, the rest of it won't be shown.
> Setting the display font of a combobox to 8 pt Arial Narrow and making
> the box 6 inches wide, I could just fit the entire first sentence of
> the Gettysburg Address (176 characters). The combobox control that you
> can use on a userform has similar behavior.
>
> Another alternative that might work for you is an AutoTextList field
> (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/AutoTextList.htm). The
> items in the dropdown (the names of AutoText entries) would have to be
> short descriptions, but choosing one would result in display of the
> entire entry -- which could be as much text as you want.
>
> Pmpkin <Pmpkin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I want a drop down list with selections that are several sentences long. How do I increase the width allowed for a drop down list?
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word
>

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