Okay, let's back up. There are two ways to work on a form. You can either
fill it in when it's protected, or you can edit it when it's not. When it's
not protected, any portion of the document can be edited. The ordinary text
can be edited as usual, but the form fields can be edited only by using the
Form Field Options dialog, with the exception that the shortcut menus and
buttons on the Formatting toolbar should function normally to apply font and
paragraph formatting if you just select the form field by dragging the mouse
and right-click or click on a toolbar button. If you double-click on the
form field, then the Options dialog will open.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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http://word.mvps.org
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"troy stud" wrote in message
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I understand what you guys are saying but is this a protected issue?. She
wants to make changes to this document that she got from this other person
and she doesn't want the properties pop up to show, just your typical drop
down menu right on or next to the word's she wants to change, drop down
list.
This doesnt sound like a document protection issues. More like some sort
of
formatting issue.
Thanx
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
If the document is protected for forms, a dropdown menu is what you will
get
for a Drop Down List form field. The fact that the properties (Form
Field
Options) dialog opens is a clear indication that the document is *not*
protected.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"troy stud" wrote in message
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So this certain document was protected? The user that wanted to do
changes
to
this particular document thought there should be a drop down menu
instead
of
the whole properties box that pops up.
Thanx
You have to protect the document. To protect the document without
setting a password, you can click the Protect Form icon on the Forms
toolbar.
If you want to set a password or protect only certain sections, do the
following (from Word Help):
1. On the Tools menu, click Protect Document.
2. In the Protect Document task pane, under Editing restrictions,
select the Allow only this type of editing in the document check box,
and then click Filling in forms in the list of editing restrictions.
3. To protect only parts of a form from accidental changes, click
Select sections, and then clear the check boxes of the sections you
don't want to protect.
Note To protect only parts of a form from accidental changes, those
parts must be in separate sections (on the Insert menu, click Break to
create section breaks).
4. Click Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.
5. To assign a password to the form so that others don't
accidentally change the form's display content, type a password in the
Enter new password (optional) box, and then confirm the password.
Users who don't know the password can still enter information in the
form fields.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"troy stud" wrote in message
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How do I get a drop down menu to appear with words added in my forms
field.
Instead I get the forms field properties box to display with
different
options. I only want to click on the field of change and have a drop
down
menue with the items I've added and not the whole properties box?
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
You have to protect the document. To protect the document without
setting a password, you can click the Protect Form icon on the Forms
toolbar.
If you want to set a password or protect only certain sections, do
the
following (from Word Help):
1. On the Tools menu, click Protect Document.
2. In the Protect Document task pane, under Editing restrictions,
select the Allow only this type of editing in the document check
box,
and then click Filling in forms in the list of editing restrictions.
3. To protect only parts of a form from accidental changes, click
Select sections, and then clear the check boxes of the sections you
don't want to protect.
Note To protect only parts of a form from accidental changes,
those
parts must be in separate sections (on the Insert menu, click Break
to
create section breaks).
4. Click Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.
5. To assign a password to the form so that others don't
accidentally change the form's display content, type a password in
the
Enter new password (optional) box, and then confirm the password.
Users who don't know the password can still enter information in the
form fields.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"troy stud" wrote in message
...
How do I get a drop down menu to appear with words added in my
forms
field.
Instead I get the forms field properties box to display with
different
options. I only want to click on the field of change and have a
drop
down
menue with the items I've added and not the whole properties box?