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Default Locking Form Prevents Mail Merge; any workarounds?

I have created a fairly complicated for, with a lot of checkboxes and fields
for the recipients to fill out. I am trying to use Mail Merge to pre-populate
the form with info we already have, and to email each personalized form as an
attachment to the individual. Of course, in order for the form to act as a
form, and allow the checkbox fields to be checked, I have to lock the form.
Unfortunately, that prevents me from initiating the Mail Merge, since that
function is disabled - even when all of the merge fields are in a different,
supposedly unprotected section. Is there any way to accomplish what I am
trying to do, other than opening the attachments for 200 emails to lock
them after the merge?