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Getting combobox to display values in a form in Word 2003

Ok, this one should be simple, I know, but I just cannot figure it out.

I have a form in Word 2003 which has a couple of combo boxes on it. I want these combo boxes to have a list of values for the user to select from. This list is static and doesn't need to be pulled from elsewhere.

How on earth do I get the list of values into the combo box?

One is called "DocType" and the other "Category". I have tried code like this:

With Me.Category
.AddItem ("Bible")
etc

and it doesn't work, no error, just no values.

If I can get this working I'll be very happy :)

Thanks

Flyster

Does it have to be through VBA? If you right-click your combo box and select properties, you'll get the Drop-Down Form Field Options dialog box. Enter your item in the Drop-Down item box and select "Add". This will add it to your combo box.

Flyster

chuckalicious

ASKER

I do not get any "Add" option.

To make sure we're on the right track here, I have a macro in Word 2003 which uses a form, also created via the MS VB editor in Word. When I right click on the ComboBox, I get a long list of properties/options, but none which give any kind of Add option....

And no, it doesn't need to be done programatically, I just want the values in the fields :)

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chuckalicious

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See!! I knew it was something simple!!

I was using this same code, however I had it in the initialise of the form, instead of the enter event of the dropdown!

Works perfectly, thank you :)