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not able to unprotect
I have a form that I have created in word 2000 that I have completed,
protected and am ready to send off. Problem is that once the document is re-opened the ability to type in my form fields is gone, the ability to un-protect the sheet is gone, eveything is basically grayed out, so the person trying to fill out the form can't do anything. I have tried to do a save as, but the only thing that works is when I have saved the form as a template, and created a "new" document based off the template... The same thing happens though once the document has been closed, it shuts all options down. I have to email this form all over the company, so the users won't have the form as a template, so that option just won't work. Any ideas? Help! |
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I created in word, using the toolbar-forms options, in design mode. I have
text boxes and check boxes. I locked the form with the key lock symbol. is that what you mean? "Kathy P" wrote: I have a form that I have created in word 2000 that I have completed, protected and am ready to send off. Problem is that once the document is re-opened the ability to type in my form fields is gone, the ability to un-protect the sheet is gone, eveything is basically grayed out, so the person trying to fill out the form can't do anything. I have tried to do a save as, but the only thing that works is when I have saved the form as a template, and created a "new" document based off the template... The same thing happens though once the document has been closed, it shuts all options down. I have to email this form all over the company, so the users won't have the form as a template, so that option just won't work. Any ideas? Help! |
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Just in case anyone reads this and has the same problem... I have found the
solution (thanks to reading an old post). The problem is in the control toolbox buttons that I was using... it triggers something in macros. Basically, go to tools--macro--security and change to medium. It will prompt future users to enable macros, if they hit yes the form will work. "Kathy P" wrote: I have a form that I have created in word 2000 that I have completed, protected and am ready to send off. Problem is that once the document is re-opened the ability to type in my form fields is gone, the ability to un-protect the sheet is gone, eveything is basically grayed out, so the person trying to fill out the form can't do anything. I have tried to do a save as, but the only thing that works is when I have saved the form as a template, and created a "new" document based off the template... The same thing happens though once the document has been closed, it shuts all options down. I have to email this form all over the company, so the users won't have the form as a template, so that option just won't work. Any ideas? Help! |
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That's the harder way to create a fill-in form, yes. The easier way, which
doesn't usually require any macros is he http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...osoft_word.htm ******************* ~Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com www.MyExpertsOnline.com "Kathy P" wrote in message ... Just in case anyone reads this and has the same problem... I have found the solution (thanks to reading an old post). The problem is in the control toolbox buttons that I was using... it triggers something in macros. Basically, go to tools--macro--security and change to medium. It will prompt future users to enable macros, if they hit yes the form will work. "Kathy P" wrote: I have a form that I have created in word 2000 that I have completed, protected and am ready to send off. Problem is that once the document is re-opened the ability to type in my form fields is gone, the ability to un-protect the sheet is gone, eveything is basically grayed out, so the person trying to fill out the form can't do anything. I have tried to do a save as, but the only thing that works is when I have saved the form as a template, and created a "new" document based off the template... The same thing happens though once the document has been closed, it shuts all options down. I have to email this form all over the company, so the users won't have the form as a template, so that option just won't work. Any ideas? Help! |
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