James,
I figured out what was causing the issue within the custom report form on my end. We have a form from a state agency that asks individuals to "Circle" an answer to a question. I had made a few hidden columns with if() functions that would add a capital "O" into the answer after meeting the if() function. My plan was then to use this data field within the custom report within a text box that I had drawn in to the correct size and set the font to have the "O" encompass the "Yes" or "No" answer.
Little background on the custom form; we received the form from the state agency and I have since helped a coworker; who is learning how to create these reports, to populate this word document with the correct coding to work within the custom report function. This Word document has a series of tables that have been inserted and then formatted to look the way the agency wants them to.
I could not insert new columns, so I decided to drawn in a text box that would then contain the correct coding to pull the "O" to place around the answer.I had gone into the properties of the text box and played around with the setting for "Position" -> properties -> More Layout options -> changed the absolute position to "Absolute" and to the right of "Page" for Horizontal and the same for the Vertical, then I turned off/on "Lock", "Move object with text", and "Allow Overlap" options without any change in behavior.
However, I have found that the custom print function does not like this, but it is finicky in terms of not working and working. I ended up having to just alter the form slightly by introducing check boxes next to the words "Yes" or "No" and abandon the hidden fields. This took me about an 2 hours to figure out with the process of testing the different scenarios.
Do you know if there is an easier way to achieve a "Circle" being drawn around a word? I had used this method with a fill able PDF file and a mail merge, but it simply is not working here or I may not know how to format the text box and table to achieve this?
I was unsure if I should post this information within this forum or within the BETA program forum?
Mike