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How do I get rid of "Click here to enter text" in a Word 2010 fillable form?

Anonymous
2011-05-26T14:55:15+00:00

I'm trying to create a simple fillable form with text boxes. I get as far as inserting the boxes which say "Click here to enter text."  I have tried checking the "Remove content control when contents are edited" box in the Plain Text Properties but  "Click here to enter text" stays there. Any ideas?

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-05-26T21:25:37+00:00

    Hi Jeb,

    Just select the text "Click here to enter text" and press delete.

    Thanks, what I was trying to do was create the form and have  "Click here to enter text" vanish when I entered the text. It turns out that I needed to click Design Mode again so I would turn it off and then save the document. Problem solved.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-10-23T19:39:57+00:00

    Go to "Options" > "Advanced."

    Unclick the two "Overtype Mode" check-boxes.

    Also, if you fill each field with a line of underscores "_______," and then underline them further by using the underline button, then when the user clicks tab to proceed to that field, the underlining will remain underneathe of whatever they type.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-05-26T15:23:22+00:00

    Do a quick web search on "how to modify placeholder text".

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-05-26T15:17:59+00:00

    Hi Jeb,

    Just select the text "Click here to enter text" and press delete.

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