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You can use a text form field to collect basic text information such as a name or address. Alternatively you can also use text form fields to request other types of data such as numbers, dates, times, phone numbers, zip codes, percentages etc. Text form fields can also be used to perform calculations.

To format the text in the text box, select the text, and then use the formatting options in the Font group on the Home tab. To format the text box itself, use the commands on the Format contextual tab, which appears under Drawing Tools when you select a text box. , drag the text box to a new location.

Connect text boxes Click Home > Draw Text Box, and drag the cross shaped cursor to draw a box where you want text. Click in the text box you want as the first text box in the story. On the Text Box Tools Format tab, in the Linking group, click Create Link.Click in the text box you want as the next in the story.

Put your cursor where you want one page to end and the next to begin. Go to Insert > Page Break.

Follow these steps: Insert the text boxes that you will link and position them where you want them.Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Text group, click the Create Link button: Click the next text box.Choose the second text box, and then repeat the linking process as needed.

In the document, click where you want to add the control. On the Developer tab, under Form Controls, select Text Box, Check Box, or Combo Box. To set specific properties for the control, select Options, and then configure the properties that you want.

For Word 2007 and later, just press the key combination Alt+F9. For earlier versions of Word, follow these steps: Open the document where the field codes are displayed.