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Unlocking Forms in Word 2007
Hi I have created a form in Word 2007 and did this a while ago. I can't seem
to unlock this in order to edit it. The legacy tools etc on the developer tab are all greyed out??? Also, when I click on the Protect Document button on the ribbon, Unrestricted access is clicked. Please help!!!! Thanks a million -- Kind regards Ann Shaw |
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Annie wrote:
Hi I have created a form in Word 2007 and did this a while ago. I can't seem to unlock this in order to edit it. The legacy tools etc on the developer tab are all greyed out??? Also, when I click on the Protect Document button on the ribbon, Unrestricted access is clicked. Please help!!!! Thanks a million The Unrestricted Access item on the Protect Document button has nothing at all to do with locking or unlocking a form. Instead, click the Restrict Formatting and Editing item to open the task pane, where you should see a Stop Protection button at the bottom. This is something like the idiocy in Windows of having to click the Start button to get to the Shut Down command... To make this easier in the future, go to Office button Word Options Customize, choose the All Commands category, and add the Lock icon to your Quick Access Toolbar. You can just click that toolbar button to turn protection on and off. (There are other things you can do only in the task pane, but there's no reason to have to use three clicks where one will do.) -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Many thanks Jay!
-- Kind regards Ann Shaw "Jay Freedman" wrote: Annie wrote: Hi I have created a form in Word 2007 and did this a while ago. I can't seem to unlock this in order to edit it. The legacy tools etc on the developer tab are all greyed out??? Also, when I click on the Protect Document button on the ribbon, Unrestricted access is clicked. Please help!!!! Thanks a million The Unrestricted Access item on the Protect Document button has nothing at all to do with locking or unlocking a form. Instead, click the Restrict Formatting and Editing item to open the task pane, where you should see a Stop Protection button at the bottom. This is something like the idiocy in Windows of having to click the Start button to get to the Shut Down command... To make this easier in the future, go to Office button Word Options Customize, choose the All Commands category, and add the Lock icon to your Quick Access Toolbar. You can just click that toolbar button to turn protection on and off. (There are other things you can do only in the task pane, but there's no reason to have to use three clicks where one will do.) -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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