(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:21 pm
Post subject: more than one line in an online form Archived from groups: microsoft>public>word>pagelayout (more info?)
I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
(online form).
All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
as:
First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes 2
lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
sentence ends up floating above the underline.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:05 am
Post subject: Re: more than one line in an online form [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi Rutica,
Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your
preferred dimension.
--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
"rutica" <rutica.2dd35b9 RemoveThis @wordbanter.com> wrote in message news:rutica.2dd35b9@wordbanter.com...
>
> I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
> (online form).
>
> All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
> as:
>
> Explain:
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
> and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes 2
> lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
> more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
> sentence ends up floating above the underline.
>
> SO IT LOOKS LIKE:
>
> Explain:
> Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
> blah blah
>
> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
>
> INSTEAD OF
> Explain:
> _Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_
>
> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> --
> rutica
(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:05 am
Post subject: Re: more than one line in an online form [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored to
the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you can
get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text
wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"macropod" <macropod.RemoveThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:OvF00co9IHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi Rutica,
>
> Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell table
> with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
> dimension.
>
> --
> Cheers
> macropod
> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>
>
> "rutica" <rutica.2dd35b9.RemoveThis@wordbanter.com> wrote in message
> news:rutica.2dd35b9@wordbanter.com...
>>
>> I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
>> (online form).
>>
>> All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
>> as:
>>
>> Explain:
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
>> and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes 2
>> lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
>> more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
>> sentence ends up floating above the underline.
>>
>> SO IT LOOKS LIKE:
>>
>> Explain:
>> Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
>> blah blah
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> ________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> INSTEAD OF
>> Explain:
>> _Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> rutica
>
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:22 pm
Post subject: Re: more than one line in an online form [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks to both of you for writing.
Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You said
to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I created
a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get the
underlines beneath each line.
Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing lines
anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I removed
the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
the line instead of resting *on *the line.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks
Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:
> And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored
> to
> the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you
> can
> get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text
>
> wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "macropod" macropod.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid wrote in message
> news:OvF00co9IHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...-
> Hi Rutica,
>
> Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
> table
> with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
> dimension.
>
> --
> Cheers
> macropod
> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>
>
> "rutica" rutica.2dd35b9.DeleteThis@wordbanter.com wrote in message
> news:rutica.2dd35b9@wordbanter.com...-
>
> I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
> (online form).
>
> All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
> as:
>
> Explain:
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
> and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
> 2
> lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
> more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
> sentence ends up floating above the underline.
>
> SO IT LOOKS LIKE:
>
> Explain:
> Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
> blah blah
>
>
> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
>
> INSTEAD OF
> Explain:
>
> _Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_
>
>
> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> --
> rutica-
>
> -
(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:07 pm
Post subject: Re: more than one line in an online form [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"rutica" <rutica.2de8744.DeleteThis@wordbanter.com> wrote in message
news:rutica.2de8744@wordbanter.com...
>
> Thanks to both of you for writing.
>
> Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
> currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You said
> to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
> 'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I created
> a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
> just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get the
> underlines beneath each line.
>
> Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing lines
> anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
> created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I removed
> the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
> dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
> my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
> keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
> the line instead of resting *on *the line.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:
>> And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored
>> to
>> the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you
>> can
>> get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text
>>
>> wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "macropod" macropod.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid wrote in message
>> news:OvF00co9IHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...-
>> Hi Rutica,
>>
>> Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
>> table
>> with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
>> dimension.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> macropod
>> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>>
>>
>> "rutica" rutica.2dd35b9.DeleteThis@wordbanter.com wrote in message
>> news:rutica.2dd35b9@wordbanter.com...-
>>
>> I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
>> (online form).
>>
>> All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
>> as:
>>
>> Explain:
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
>> and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
>> 2
>> lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
>> more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
>> sentence ends up floating above the underline.
>>
>> SO IT LOOKS LIKE:
>>
>> Explain:
>> Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
>> blah blah
>>
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> ________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> INSTEAD OF
>> Explain:
>>
>> _Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_
>>
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> rutica-
>>
>> -
>
>
>
>
> --
> rutica
(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:23 pm
Post subject: Re: more than one line in an online form [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi rutica,
Here's a simple way to get the lines within the table cell:
1. Insert a right-aligned tab stop at the cell's right-hand margin
2. Insert 3 tabs into the cell
3. Select the cell's contents and underline them
4. Justify the cell's paragraph.
5. Adjust the paragraph's 'before' spacing and line spacing to suit your needs.
Now any text typed into the cell will be underlined (unless the user switches the underlining off) and the unused portion will
retain the lines (unless the user goes into overtype mode or inserts a paragraph or line break.
--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
"rutica" <rutica.2de8744 DeleteThis @wordbanter.com> wrote in message news:rutica.2de8744@wordbanter.com...
>
> Thanks to both of you for writing.
>
> Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
> currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You said
> to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
> 'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I created
> a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
> just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get the
> underlines beneath each line.
>
> Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing lines
> anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
> created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I removed
> the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
> dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
> my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
> keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
> the line instead of resting *on *the line.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:
>> And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines anchored
>> to
>> the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but you
>> can
>> get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that text
>>
>> wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "macropod" macropod DeleteThis @invalid.invalid wrote in message
>> news:OvF00co9IHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...-
>> Hi Rutica,
>>
>> Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
>> table
>> with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
>> dimension.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> macropod
>> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>>
>>
>> "rutica" rutica.2dd35b9 DeleteThis @wordbanter.com wrote in message
>> news:rutica.2dd35b9@wordbanter.com...-
>>
>> I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
>> (online form).
>>
>> All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
>> as:
>>
>> Explain:
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
>> and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
>> 2
>> lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
>> more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
>> sentence ends up floating above the underline.
>>
>> SO IT LOOKS LIKE:
>>
>> Explain:
>> Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
>> blah blah
>>
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> ________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> INSTEAD OF
>> Explain:
>>
>> _Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_
>>
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> rutica-
>>
>> -
>
>
>
>
> --
> rutica
(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:48 pm
Post subject: Re: more than one line in an online form [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks to both of you again for writing. I'm sorry for the delay in
responding. I forgot to subscribe to the thread and thought no one had
replied.
*Suzanne*: You wrote: "You use a single cell, with the drawing lines
behind it". I don't quite understand what that means. I read thru the
link you provided (nice stuff!), but couldn't find how to add the
floating lines.
*Macropod*: I tried your way. Although while typing, the user will see
2 underlines (one from the table and one from the underlined text),
when the user gets to the end of the line and begins the next line, the
underline no longer floats! great!
Another question: I use Form Field Shading for the text boxes, is
there a way for me to make the gray color be larger than 5 spaces?
thanks again!
'macropod[_2_ Wrote:
> ;356333']Hi rutica,
>
> Here's a simple way to get the lines within the table cell:
> 1. Insert a right-aligned tab stop at the cell's right-hand margin
> 2. Insert 3 tabs into the cell
> 3. Select the cell's contents and underline them
> 4. Justify the cell's paragraph.
> 5. Adjust the paragraph's 'before' spacing and line spacing to suit
> your needs.
> Now any text typed into the cell will be underlined (unless the user
> switches the underlining off) and the unused portion will
> retain the lines (unless the user goes into overtype mode or inserts a
> paragraph or line break.
>
> --
> Cheers
> macropod
> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>
>
> "rutica" rutica.2de8744 RemoveThis @wordbanter.com wrote in message
> news:rutica.2de8744@wordbanter.com...-
>
> Thanks to both of you for writing.
>
> Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
> currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You
> said
> to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
> 'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I
> created
> a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
> just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get
> the
> underlines beneath each line.
>
> Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing
> lines
> anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
> created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I
> removed
> the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
> dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
> my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
> keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
> the line instead of resting *on *the line.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:-
> And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines
> anchored
> to
> the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but
> you
> can
> get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that
> text
>
> wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "macropod" macropod RemoveThis @invalid.invalid wrote in message
> news:OvF00co9IHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...-
> Hi Rutica,
>
> Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
> table
> with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
> dimension.
>
> --
> Cheers
> macropod
> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>
>
> "rutica" rutica.2dd35b9 RemoveThis @wordbanter.com wrote in message
> news:rutica.2dd35b9@wordbanter.com...-
>
> I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
> (online form).
>
> All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
> as:
>
> Explain:
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
> and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
> 2
> lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
> more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
> sentence ends up floating above the underline.
>
> SO IT LOOKS LIKE:
>
> Explain:
> Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
> blah blah
>
>
>
> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
>
> INSTEAD OF
> Explain:
>
>
> _Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_
>
>
>
> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> --
> rutica-
>
> --
>
>
>
>
> --
> rutica -
(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:48 pm
Post subject: Re: more than one line in an online form [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"rutica" <rutica.2f24d94 RemoveThis @wordbanter.com> wrote in message
news:rutica.2f24d94@wordbanter.com...
>
> Thanks to both of you again for writing. I'm sorry for the delay in
> responding. I forgot to subscribe to the thread and thought no one had
> replied.
>
> *Suzanne*: You wrote: "You use a single cell, with the drawing lines
> behind it". I don't quite understand what that means. I read thru the
> link you provided (nice stuff!), but couldn't find how to add the
> floating lines.
>
>
> *Macropod*: I tried your way. Although while typing, the user will see
> 2 underlines (one from the table and one from the underlined text),
> when the user gets to the end of the line and begins the next line, the
> underline no longer floats! great!
>
> Another question: I use Form Field Shading for the text boxes, is
> there a way for me to make the gray color be larger than 5 spaces?
>
> thanks again!
>
>
>
> 'macropod[_2_ Wrote:
>> ;356333']Hi rutica,
>>
>> Here's a simple way to get the lines within the table cell:
>> 1. Insert a right-aligned tab stop at the cell's right-hand margin
>> 2. Insert 3 tabs into the cell
>> 3. Select the cell's contents and underline them
>> 4. Justify the cell's paragraph.
>> 5. Adjust the paragraph's 'before' spacing and line spacing to suit
>> your needs.
>> Now any text typed into the cell will be underlined (unless the user
>> switches the underlining off) and the unused portion will
>> retain the lines (unless the user goes into overtype mode or inserts a
>> paragraph or line break.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> macropod
>> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>>
>>
>> "rutica" rutica.2de8744 RemoveThis @wordbanter.com wrote in message
>> news:rutica.2de8744@wordbanter.com...-
>>
>> Thanks to both of you for writing.
>>
>> Macropod: I wanted the lines because I was trying to recreate a
>> currently used form and that is how the original is displayed. You
>> said
>> to "use a single-cell table with the row height set to 'at least' or
>> 'exactly' your preferred dimension". To try your suggestion, I
>> created
>> a 1 column/1 row table with a row height of 'at least' 1". But then I
>> just end up with a box. If a user types 2 rows of text, I don't get
>> the
>> underlines beneath each line.
>>
>> Suzanne: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "use drawing
>> lines
>> anchored to the paragraph in the cell." To try your suggestion, I
>> created a table with 1 column/3 rows. In Borders and Shading I
>> removed
>> the left and right border lines. Then from the Drawing toolbar I
>> dragged the Line icon 3 different times to try to match the 3 rows in
>> my table. But, when testing it, when I get to the end of a line and
>> keep typing or press Enter, the second line still floats on *top *of
>> the line instead of resting *on *the line.
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill;355938 Wrote:-
>> And if the lines are truly important, you can use drawing lines
>> anchored
>> to
>> the paragraph in the cell. This takes a bit of trial and error, but
>> you
>> can
>> get them spaced to match the line spacing of the paragraph so that
>> text
>>
>> wraps naturally onto the lines (or appearing to be so).
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "macropod" macropod RemoveThis @invalid.invalid wrote in message
>> news:OvF00co9IHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...-
>> Hi Rutica,
>>
>> Is there a reason you need the lines? You could use a single-cell
>> table
>> with the row height set to 'at least' or 'exactly' your preferred
>> dimension.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> macropod
>> [MVP - Microsoft Word]
>>
>>
>> "rutica" rutica.2dd35b9 RemoveThis @wordbanter.com wrote in message
>> news:rutica.2dd35b9@wordbanter.com...-
>>
>> I am using Word 2003. I created a form that users complete in Word
>> (online form).
>>
>> All is well until I get to a section where I want 3 blank lines, such
>> as:
>>
>> Explain:
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> First I created a table with one column and 3 rows and hide the left
>> and right borders. But let's say users need to enter text that takes
>> 2
>> lines. When they get to the end of the first line and need to enter
>> more text, they don't end up jumping to the line below. The first
>> sentence ends up floating above the underline.
>>
>> SO IT LOOKS LIKE:
>>
>> Explain:
>> Blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah Blah
>> blah blah
>>
>>
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> ________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> INSTEAD OF
>> Explain:
>>
>>
>> _Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_
>>
>>
>>
>> _blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_Blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_blah_bla__
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a way for all the text to have an underline?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> rutica-
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> rutica -
>
>
>
>
> --
> rutica
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