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Re: MS Word Text Box Work Around

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From: Steve Green
Date: Mar 17, 2023 9:59AM

There are all sorts of accessibility problems with the form controls available in Word, so I recommend that they should not be used. In fact, I recommend that you don't use Word for forms.

If you really must use Word, one option is to create a two-column table with the text labels in the left-hand column. You treat the right-hand column as if it contained textboxes. It's not properly accessible, but it's about as good as you can get in Word. If you do this, I recommend adding instructions saying it's how the form is constructed, because it may not be obvious.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd