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Cursor Leaving Text Box

Anonymous
2022-09-22T19:51:34+00:00

Hello,

I have a user that's having trouble with a macro-enabled protected Word document. It's exactly like the question here, except I've discovered what's happening is when a character is deleted off the end of the text box Word moves the cursor outside just right of the text box. Since it's a protected document, the user isn't able to type or delete with their cursor outside of the text box.

I've already tried disabling all add-ons and none of them were causing the issue. They only recently started having this issue and have been using the protected document without issue for a while. Does anybody know what could be causing word to lag and exit the text box?

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  1. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-09-22T21:14:49+00:00

    When you use the term "text box" are you referring to a Legacy Text Form Field in a document\template that is protected for Filling in Forms?

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-26T13:10:00+00:00

    Hi Doug,

    Yes, I assume that's what it's called. It's a gray box that is the only location that can be typed in on the protected document. I wasn't aware that it was a legacy field though, was something newer created that it could be replaced with?

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