I think that's more common than we might think. This is always my assumption
when a form doesn't contain form fields, though I'll grant you there are a
lot of just really terrible forms creators out there.
My husband used to have to fill out a lengthy (book-length) form after
performing drug lab inspections for SAMHSA. At one point I modified the form
so it would actually work, but they kept revising the document (sometimes
more than once a year), so I gave up. It used to cause a lot of swearing,
though, since the form had to be returned within a couple of days of the
inspection for him to get paid.
Another form I have to fill out occasionally for a client started out
containing form fields but was not locked; it contained detailed
instructions on how to change the Form Field Options on a check box in order
to check it. I modified that one to work correctly, but it has now been
abandoned in favor of one that just contains an ordinary table to fill in.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
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I see posts like this now and then and I can't help but wonder if the form
is not meant to be filled out on a computer but filled out by hand and
mailed back.
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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As Doug points out, you'll need Word to edit it. You can view and print
it with the Word viewer (see
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...isplaylang=en),
and it may be that this is what's intended.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"jeni" wrote in message
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my son is entering a comp. they sent form to complete but i cannot edit
it -
how do i do this please. i believe its in word 2003 - i have vista?