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If you've used the Forms toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.) to insert form fields (form field: In a form, a location where a particular type of data, such as a name or address, is stored.) in a form (form: A document that contains fill-in blanks, or form fields, in which you enter information. For example, you can create an online registration form in Microsoft Word that uses drop-down lists from which users can select entries.), you can use this procedure to change the behavior of the fields.

1. Open the template (template: A file or files that contain the structure and tools for shaping such elements as the style and page layout of finished files. For example, Word templates can shape a single document, and FrontPage templates can shape an entire Web site.) that contains the form you want to change.
2. Remove protection from the form by clicking Protect Form on the Forms toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.).
3. Double-click the form field you want to change.
4. Change the options you want, and then click OK.
5. Protect the form by clicking Protect Form on the Forms toolbar.