WD: How to Automatically Display Drop-Down Form Field Contents

ID: Q122995

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use an on-entry macro to automatically display the contents of a drop-down form field when you press the TAB key to select the form field.

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Create the following WordBasic macro, which temporarily unprotects the form, displays the drop-down list contents, and then reprotects the form:

   Sub MAIN
      DisableInput
      ToolsUnprotectDocument
      SendKeys "%{down}"
      ToolsProtectDocument .NoReset = 1, .Type =2
   End Sub

To create the macro, click Macro on the Tools menu. Type a name for the macro and click Create. Type the text that appears between

Sub MAIN and End Sub in the sample macro above. Save and close the macro.

After you create the macro, edit the drop-down form field by double- clicking the field. In the Run Macro On Entry drop-down list, select this macro and click OK.

Additional query words: form field drop down macro on entry on-entry automatic

Keywords          : kbprg kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample kbfield winword ntword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; winnt:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999