Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Rich text content control Word 2007
I am creating an online form using the content controls in the Developer tab
and have have put in a rich text content control, and the protected the document restrict formatting and editing editing restrictions set as filling in forms. I had thought the rich text control would allow the person who fills in the form to format the content e.g. add bullets or make a bit bold. However, the formatting options are greyed out, presumable because of the editing restrictions. This seems to me to make the rich text control the same as the plain text control. What is the difference between the two controls and how can I allow rich text formatting at the same time as protecting the form? Am a bit confused !!! |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Rich text content control Word 2007
The "editing restrictions filling out forms" is for the legacy controls
(the old form fields), NOT for content controls. Remove that protection. To get the same effect with content controls, select the entire document, and in the Developer tab next to the content controls, click Group Group. Although users can put the cursor into the protected areas outside the content controls, they can't change anything there. This has the advantage -- relative to forms protection -- that it doesn't interfere with other features such as spell-check or graphics manipulations. It has the drawback that it can't be password-protected against ungrouping. -- 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. Mary Ann wrote: I am creating an online form using the content controls in the Developer tab and have have put in a rich text content control, and the protected the document restrict formatting and editing editing restrictions set as filling in forms. I had thought the rich text control would allow the person who fills in the form to format the content e.g. add bullets or make a bit bold. However, the formatting options are greyed out, presumable because of the editing restrictions. This seems to me to make the rich text control the same as the plain text control. What is the difference between the two controls and how can I allow rich text formatting at the same time as protecting the form? Am a bit confused !!! |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
How do i hide the help text in Content Control (word 2007) docx ? | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Paragraph formatting in rich text control | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Pasting text into a content control in Word 2007? | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Rich Text Content Control - how to lock down editing | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Embed word control as rich text control in asp.net? | Microsoft Word Help |