Article ID: 182007
Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q182007
SYMPTOMS
When you type AutoCorrect text in a form field in a protected form, you
receive one of the following symptoms:
- The AutoCorrect text is deleted.
-or-
- Only the first four characters of the AutoCorrect text are visible.
CAUSE
The form field is set to unlimited maximum length.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, change the maximum length of the form field to
a fixed length.
To change the maximum length of the form field, do the following:
- On the Tools menu, click Unprotect Document.
- Hold down CONTROL, click the form field and then click Properties on
the shortcut menu.
- In the Text Form Field Options dialog box, set the Maximum Length to a
value other than Unlimited.
NOTE: Ensure that the value you set is large enough to contain the text to
be entered. If the value is too small, then the text typed may be
incomplete or truncated.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the
beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about using AutoCorrect, click Contents And Index
on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of
the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in
Word Help, type the following text
AutoCorrect, creating and editing entries
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Create an AutoCorrect entry to
store and automatically insert text and graphics" topic, and click Go To.
If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office
Assistant.
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