On Thursday 03 August 2006 11:57 am, Harold Fuchs wrote: > <snip> > > > When I am OOo, I can click on the grey shaded areas. Then a pop > > up box appears. I can type in that (eg. my name) and when I hit > > okay, it 'fills in the form'. > > > > I have not 'unprotected' anything. Is this not a workable > > solution? > > > > The only issue would be that you can't tab between the form > > fields. > > > > Crystle > > Crystle, > > I don't see any "grey shaded areas". Apart from text, which is > black, and a few headings which are yellow (like "Your interests"), > the entire document is white. Which version of OO are you using and > on which platform? I'm 2.0.3 on Win XP Pro/SP2 > > Aaaaahhhhhhhhh !!!!! > > If I click *in the middle* of the space below a question then I get > the error message when I start typing. > > If I move the mouse to near the left edge of the space below a > question then the cursor changes to a hand and, if I click now, > then I get a pop-up box into which I can enter text. The "working > area" is quite small > > Here is a small diagram; the "a" and "b" are simply to show you > approximately where I click: > ------------------------------------ > > | 1. Enter your Name: | > | a b | > > ------------------------------------- > > If I click near, or to the right of the position labelled "b" then > I get the error message. Near "a" I get the hand and the pop-up > box. > > It is a completely workable solution. > > It is also, IMHO, completely counter-intuitive and unexpected. > > It's also a shame, I think, that you can't tab between the fields. > That's a much more natural way of doing things and avoids mixing > mouse and keyboard (one of many bees in my bonnet). > > Now the only mystery is why I don't see the grey shaded areas. > > Thank you for your help. > > Regards, Harold
Look at View > Field Shadings. Is it checked? If not, check it to see if that will make the file visible. Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]