Re: How do I protect a form, but allow for fill in
- From: "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:25:20 -0400
Protection for forms is intended to be used with fields from the Forms
toolbar, not with ones from the Control Toolbox. They're completely separate
mechanisms.
For a protected form, see
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22.
For Control Toolbox widgets, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnword2k2/html/odc_activeX.asp.
The big problem with Control Toolbox widgets is that they trigger Word's
macro security mechanism. This is a giant pain that makes them practically
useless. Use text fields from the Forms toolbar instead.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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edithmajors wrote:
I've created a form in Word. Used control toolbox to create text
boxes for fill in. I want to protect the doc, but allow for fill
ins.. when I use the Protection option and select Fill in Forms. it
works fine.... Until I save, close and reopen (to test) and the
entire doc is locked.... I have to unprotect and this allow changes
to the entire form...what am I doing or not doing.
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