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Re: Need to block ability to press <Enter> in form fields (MS WORD 2003)
Subject:Re: Need to block ability to press <Enter> in form fields (MS WORD 2003) From:Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net> To:"Hemstreet, Deborah" <DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:57:58 -0400
Personally, I'd rewrite the whole thing in Perl. It would take me a
couple of days at most.
Hemstreet, Deborah wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Can anyone propose a solution to the following scenario:
>
> 1. Complex Word form developed
> 2. People who asked for the form LOVE it and are releasing it.
> 3. Clear instructions: Press <Tab> to navigate between fields.
> 4. People refuse to follow instructions and press <Enter>
> a. Limiting form field size does not prevent pressing <Enter>
> b. Limiting table Row height does not prevent pressing <Enter>
>
> Can anyone help me with this? I had a HUGE run in with someone saying
> they will redo all my work because of this issue....
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