Types of text form fields
From Microsoft Office Word 2003
Types of text form fields
The Type list in the Text Form Field Options dialog box contains six field types you can use to achieve different results in a text form field.
- Regular Text
- Accepts text, numbers, symbols, or spaces.
- Number
- Requires a number. If you want Microsoft Word to verify the input of a number, for example an employee ID number, you need to automate the form.
- Date
- Requires a valid date.
- Current Date/Current Time
- Displays current date or time. Users cannot fill in or change this field.
- Calculation
- Uses an =(Formula) field to calculate numbers, such as the sales tax on a subtotal. Users cannot fill in or change this field.