Article ID: 198365
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q198365
SYMPTOMS
When you try to enter a number into a number form field formatted with
parentheses, the parentheses are lost, and the number is changed to a
decimal value.
For example, when you insert a number form field into a Word document and
change the Number Format to include parentheses, as in a telephone number
the number you type into the protected form field does not include the
parentheses and is changed to a decimal value as in the following example:
WORKAROUND
Use a different character in the Number Format. Do not use parentheses in
the Number Format of the Number Form Field.
For example, in the Number Format of the Number Form Field, use a dash to
separate the area code, as in this example
which results in the following when you type your number in the protected
forms document:
To change the number format, follow these steps:
- On the Forms toolbar, click the Protect Form button to unprotect your
form document.
NOTE: If the Forms toolbar is not showing, on the View menu, point to
Toolbars, and then click Forms.
- Double-click your number form field to access the Text Form Field
Options dialog box.
- In the Number Format box, delete the parentheses and type a different
character to separate the area code from the rest of the telephone
number, and then click OK.
- On the Forms Toolbar, click the Protect Document button to re-protect
your form document.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.
Additional query words: formfield parenthesis
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