Re: Editing links to excel in form-protected word document

From: Laura (Laura_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:45:03 -0800

Cindy,
I don't know what you mean. If I select the excel work*** object or put
my cursor next to it, & hit ALT+F9, nothing happens. Is a dialogue box
supposed to open? Or is there a way to have the "path" appear in text in the
doc so that it can be edited directly? (Why can't I just select "Links..."
like usual?!?!?)
Please help!

Thanks

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote:

> Hi =?Utf-8?B?TGF1cmE=?=,
>
> > I have a Word document that contains tables that are linked Excel worksheets
> > (Windows XP 2002). Some sections of the document are form protected, but the
> > sections in which the excel links are found are not (so that they can be
> > manipulated). Unfortunately, when the doc is locked, if I right-click on the
> > linked object and go to "Linked Work*** Object", I can no longer select
> > "Links..." The practical result of this is that there is no way to change
> > the source document without re-pasting all of the tables, rather than through
> > a dialogue box... is there?
> >
> Assuming these objects are formatted in-line with the text, you should be able
> to edit the LINK field code directly by pressing Alt+F9 to toggle it on (and
> then off).
>
> Cindy Meister
> INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
> http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
> http://www.word.mvps.org
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