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    Form help text + make it invisible when printing

    Hi everyone

    I've been playing with this for some time but I can't get it to do what i want

    So I want to make a form with text already filled in. It would read, for instance:

    Fill in your name here (when the user starts filling in, the hint/help text will go away)
    Fill in your telephone number here (when the user does not have one, the help text should be invisible when printing).

    Is this possible or am I out of luck

    Kind regards,
    Jeroen

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    Re: Form help text + make it invisible when printing

    Depending on the version of Word you're using, see Help for Add instructional text to a form
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    Re: Form help text + make it invisible when printing

    I did find that, but the instructions are being printed. Is there a way to disable that?

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    Re: Form help text + make it invisible when printing

    I have taken a second look, but can't really find a way. Has anyone managed to do this with perhaps a work around?

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    Re: Form help text + make it invisible when printing

    Why not attach an example of what you have so far?
    Hope that helps.

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