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Add Help text to a form

Use this procedure to add Help text to a form whose controls you inserted by using the Forms toolbar. To display the Forms toolbar, point to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Forms.

1. Open the template that contains the form you want to change.
2. Remove protection from the form template by clicking Protect Form on the Forms toolbar.
3. Double-click the form field to which you want to add Help text.
4. Click Add Help Text.
5. Do any of the following:
   • To display Help text in the status bar, click the Status Bar tab, click Type your own, and then type your help text in the box.
   • To display Help text in a message box when a user presses F1, click the Help Key (F1) tab, click Type your own, and then type your help text in the box.