From the course: Word 2016: Forms in Depth
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Inserting controls for text entry
From the course: Word 2016: Forms in Depth
Inserting controls for text entry
- When we create our form we have the ability to place controls that have built-in information. For example, we can have a list of credit card types, so that a user doesn't have to type in Visa or American Express, they can choose from a list. There are other types of information though where choosing from a list is the wrong thing to do even if we know all of the items on the list. For example, if we had a list of all the countries in the world, we might still allow a user to type in their country name because it might be faster. If we have a list of most of the first names that ever existed, we still wouldn't put them on a drop down list, we'd let our user type. This version of our document called Textbox.docx has the areas where I believe text boxes belong, shaded in. So if we're going to be allowing a user to type information, we're going to give them a place to do it. And this is our introduction then to placing controls in our form. Begin by clicking where you want to place the…
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