Re: Document protection in Word 2007

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Thanks, Jay, I did that, and it reported a repair in one of the packages at
the end. I then went back to one of my "broken" documents, and nothing had
changed; still with Design Mode on or off, everything in the box to the left
is dimmed, as is everything in the protection box to the right.
Interestingly, I have been able to copy the text of an entire "broken"
document -- including text boxes and check boxes -- and paste it into a new
document, and the protection function works as it should. So far. I'll get
back if I get stuck again. You've been very helpful. Thanks!!
--
Sue


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

No, I've never seen or heard of that kind of problem. The disabled
protection options have always responded to the Design Mode button.

Something else that puzzles me is your statement that "when I turned on
Design Mode, all the control buttons in that box lit up". You shouldn't need
to turn on Design Mode to be able to insert form controls.

Maybe you should run a diagnostic. Go to Office button > Word Options >
Resources and click the Diagnose button.

SueCoach wrote:
Jay, when I created a new document just now, I noted that when I
turned on Design Mode, all the control buttons in that box lit up. I
was then able to insert check boxes and text fields, turn Design Mode
off, and have the Protect Document function working as it should.
So, problem solved, but I have to re-do all those other documents
that aren't working. Do you have any idea what I might have done to
them to "break" that function?

Ah, yes, that's a different place than I pictured.

On the Developer ribbon, if the Design Mode button is highlighted,
click to turn it off. The protection choices are disabled while it's
turned on.

SueCoach wrote:
I probably wasn't clear. It's the command selection area in the
"Restrict Formatting and Editing" box (after I click on "Protect
Document") that is greyed out, so that I'm unable to click in the
boxes to "limit formatting..." or "allow only this type of
editing...". I do have forms I've created in the past, in which
this function does work. But I can't create a new document and
format restrictions in it.

On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:13:01 -0800, SueCoach
<SueCoach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When I create a document, with the Developer, with fields to be
"filled in" by others, and I click on Protect Document, the
selection fields and boxes are all greyed out. This is a NEW
problem, I've been able to use this feature before, on my own
laptop and others'. Any ideas? What am I missing?

Are you sure they're "greyed out" as in "not enabled"? By default,
text form
fields are shaded when they _are_ active. (There's a shading button
in the same
group with the forms control buttons on the Developer ribbon, which
turns the
shading on and off.)

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Jay Freedman
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