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Re: Multi-line text item

From: Maarten Scharroo <m.scharroo_at_elsevier.nl>
Date: 1998/01/30
Message-ID: <34D26BEC.C8E5507C@elsevier.nl>#1/1

Hi Lorie,

There is a way to get out of this long field by using the CTRL-TAB combination on your keyboard. Seems a little bit odd, since the Windows standards use the TAB-key. Perhaps Oracle and Windows aren't the greatest friends...

Maarten Scharroo

Lorie Lewis wrote:

> I have a multi-line text item in a form. I have enlarged the item to look
> like a box in order to display all lines. Is there a way to leave this item
> without having to use the mouse? For instance, if the item contains "User
> needs training" but my item allows 2000 characters, I want to press "enter"
> to go to the next item or whatever keystroke that will allow me to leave the
> item. When I press enter or tab, it just puts blank spaces or lines in the
> field and keeps going until it reaches it's maximum character size. Is this
> possible? Responses can be sent to lewisl_at_wlrfoods.com
>
> Thanks for any input!
> Lorie Lewis Powell
Received on Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00:00 CST

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