Making a Dropdown/Combobox choice Encircle a Number

[russelg000]

Hello,

I'm trying to make a form for NYC Early Intervention Program.
Basically I want to have a dropbox/combobox where the selected number will become encircled. Very new to this, actually first time to use the Form Tools.

Should look something like
Circle One: 1 2 3 4 5
If I choose "4" and result would look like
Circle One: 1 2 3 (4) 5 but with a complete circle instead of just parenthesis.

Thanks for any help,
Russel

[macropod]

Hi Russel,

Why not simply apply a character Style to the chosen number, so that it uses the same character from a suitable font? There's probably a downloadable freeware one somewhere that would do the job. For an idea of what might be achieved, try applying the 'SW Gamekeys MT' font to the number - AFAIK that font comes with either Office 2007 or Windows 7 (I'm not sure which).

That approach would be somewhat simpler than trying to overlay an ordinary number with a transparent circle or something such.

[fumei]

Oh boy, I sure agree with that! Trying overlay a graphic on top of a normal font number...yikes. Do not go there.

However, I am not following at all the connection to a dropdown.

Should look something like
Circle One: 1 2 3 4 5
If I choose "4" and result would look like
Circle One: 1 2 3 (4) 5 but with a complete circle instead of just parenthesis.

Circle One: 1 2 3 4 5 - That looks like text.

WHAT is in the dropdown? 1,2,3,4,5? And you select a number? And then, in the text, that number of circled?

There is no connection between the items in the dropdown, and the text unless you make one. Have you?

[Paul_Hossler]

If it doesn't need to be a Dropdown, I'd use a Frame with 5 option buttons in it. Let the computer do the hard work

Paul

[macropod]

Another way is to use a font like Arial Unicode or MS Mincho and, for the circled numbers, use the required values from the Enclosed Alphanumerics subset. See attached.

[fumei]

Well...yes, but what is your point exactly? You are not answering questions.

"Encircling the selected choice would be more attractive."

Agreed. But WHAT is the situation? The way you are describing it is:

There is text in the document

Circle One: 1 2 3 4 5

And there is a dropdown with the items:
1
2
3
4
5

When you select, say 4, the text in the document is changed to

Circle One: 1 2 3 (4) 5

Sorry, but that is NOT user-friendly to me (if even possible using Word). Option buttonswould be user-friendly.

Why do I say this?

Steps (dropdown).

1. click the down arrow to get the dropdown item list
2. click an item
3. click away to continue

Steps (option buttons)
1. click an option button
2. click away to continue