Is it possible that some of the content controls are inside text boxes? You won't be able to tab into a text box (because it is in a different text layer).
Word for Microsoft 365: Can't move to next text box by pressing Tab
Before we begin, I would like to disclose that I am using Version 2405 Build 16.0.17628.20006, 32-bit.
I am trying to create a document where you can move from one text box to the next by hitting Tab. I put in Plain Text Content Controls, and I can move from one text box to the next... but only if they are on the same paragraph. If the next text box is in a subsequent paragraph, I have to click on it in order to type in anything.
Is there any way to fix this?
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James Kardys 0 Reputation points
2024-06-10T15:33:23.87+00:00 I just tried Office Repair, and I got mixed results. Sometimes it works other times it doesn't. It's inconsistent to say the least.
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Charles Kenyon 2,821 Reputation points
2024-06-10T16:49:47.29+00:00 It is also possible that the Content Control is a Rich Text control. To check, try changing the formatting of something inside the control to bold, without changing everything in the control.
Rich text controls do not let you tab out.
Note that the term "text box" can be confusing, at least to me. What I think of as a textbox is a graphical element as mentioned by Stefan. These are in a different layer of the document. Frames and Textboxes in Microsoft Word
Many people use "text box" to refer to a place for people to type data as in a Content Control or formfield. These are entirely different.