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Update Linked Documents in a Protected Word Document
I am using Word 2003. I have a primary Word document that I have protected,
using "Protect Document", with Read-Only access, with a few exceptions. The primary document contains several tables that are in there as linked documents. When the main document is password protected and users can only update designated fields, how do I allow users to update to the linked documents to be included in my primary document? |
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Update Linked Documents in a Protected Word Document
Hi Lon,
I am using Word 2003. I have a primary Word document that I have protected, using "Protect Document", with Read-Only access, with a few exceptions. The primary document contains several tables that are in there as linked documents. When the main document is password protected and users can only update designated fields, how do I allow users to update to the linked documents to be included in my primary document? The first thing I'd check is whether the "Update links on open" checkbox in Tools/Options/General does the trick. If that doesn't work it might be due to some security updates for Word 2003 and you could try turning these off in the Registry to see if that makes a difference (see http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=330079) If you can't change the Registry, or if that doesn't help, then you only recourse would be a macro. I think this, stored in the document, should work: Sub AutoOpen() ActiveDocument.Fields.Update End Sub Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Update Linked Documents in a Protected Word Document
Cindy, thank you for your suggestions. In my version of Word 2003, when a
document is a "protected document", upon opening it, it does not give you the option to update the links on open. If the document is not "protected" then when you open it, it does give you the option to update the links. It's just when it is protected that it doesn't give you the option, even though I have that option checked. I will look into inserting the macro into the document. Thanks again for your help. Lon "Cindy M." wrote: Hi Lon, I am using Word 2003. I have a primary Word document that I have protected, using "Protect Document", with Read-Only access, with a few exceptions. The primary document contains several tables that are in there as linked documents. When the main document is password protected and users can only update designated fields, how do I allow users to update to the linked documents to be included in my primary document? The first thing I'd check is whether the "Update links on open" checkbox in Tools/Options/General does the trick. If that doesn't work it might be due to some security updates for Word 2003 and you could try turning these off in the Registry to see if that makes a difference (see http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=330079) If you can't change the Registry, or if that doesn't help, then you only recourse would be a macro. I think this, stored in the document, should work: Sub AutoOpen() ActiveDocument.Fields.Update End Sub Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Update Linked Documents in a Protected Word Document
Cindy, thank you for the macro suggestion. I used it and it worked as
advertised. This seems to be the only way protected documents can update from their linked objects, is to use this macro. None of the "checked boxes" or options seemed to work. Thanks again. Lon "Cindy M." wrote: Hi Lon, I am using Word 2003. I have a primary Word document that I have protected, using "Protect Document", with Read-Only access, with a few exceptions. The primary document contains several tables that are in there as linked documents. When the main document is password protected and users can only update designated fields, how do I allow users to update to the linked documents to be included in my primary document? The first thing I'd check is whether the "Update links on open" checkbox in Tools/Options/General does the trick. If that doesn't work it might be due to some security updates for Word 2003 and you could try turning these off in the Registry to see if that makes a difference (see http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=330079) If you can't change the Registry, or if that doesn't help, then you only recourse would be a macro. I think this, stored in the document, should work: Sub AutoOpen() ActiveDocument.Fields.Update End Sub Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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