Sorry, but not as a simple form document. You can however, create
some automated functions which would provide you the ability to
temporarily unprotect the document, make the necessary changes, and
then re-protect the document.

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"m rafala" rafala wrote in message
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I have a document with form fields for entering text. I can type and
the
field will expand to accomodate my text. I can format the text with
bold,
italic, bullets, etc.

However, when I protect the document so that noone changes the text
outside
the fields, I can no longer format the text inside the fields. I can
only
enter unformatted text and most of the formatting controls are
disabled.

Is there a way to allow formatting of form field text when a
document is
protected?