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How do I Protect Dropdowns but not the entire document?
I am using MS WORD 97. I am trying to create a table with dropdowns boxes. I
only want the table to be locked, not the entire document. I want the other areas of the document to be free-flow. I have added continuous section breaks before and after the dropdown table, but once I lock the table the entire document locks and I can not enter text anywhere else in the document. It is a rather large template and I'd prefer not to have to add Text Fields all over the document. The template also has areas where screen shots and imported diagrams need to be inserted. Is there a way to lock only specific tables and not the entire document? If so, how? |
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Use Tools Protect Document rather than simply the lock button on the forms
toolbar. This lets you choose sections to be protected. What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Merideth" Merideth @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I am using MS WORD 97. I am trying to create a table with dropdowns boxes. I only want the table to be locked, not the entire document. I want the other areas of the document to be free-flow. I have added continuous section breaks before and after the dropdown table, but once I lock the table the entire document locks and I can not enter text anywhere else in the document. It is a rather large template and I'd prefer not to have to add Text Fields all over the document. The template also has areas where screen shots and imported diagrams need to be inserted. Is there a way to lock only specific tables and not the entire document? If so, how? |
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