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URGENT HELP NEEDED. ASSISTANCE GREATLY APPRECIATED. FORM FIELDS.
I need to know if individual form fields can be unprotected when using
document protection. I would like to create a document where all the form fields are protected, except for one. Is this possible?? Thank you. |
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You can. If you're using Office2003 it's really easy.
1) Make sure that your task pane is open. (Ctrl-F1) 2) Select the Protection Choice. 3) Simply select the field that you areas that you'd like to leave unprotected. 4) Use the editting restriction options. Clicking that box will allow portions of the document to be unprotected when you turn on document protection. I hope this helps. If you need further assistance, feel free to contact me at . "InsuranceTech" wrote: I need to know if individual form fields can be unprotected when using document protection. I would like to create a document where all the form fields are protected, except for one. Is this possible?? Thank you. |
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Normally, formfields are unprotected and activated. The rest of the document
is protected, except that entire document sections can be unprotected. You can disable or protect individual formfields by setting the properties to not allow filling in information. 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. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ 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. "InsuranceTech" wrote in message ... I need to know if individual form fields can be unprotected when using document protection. I would like to create a document where all the form fields are protected, except for one. Is this possible?? Thank you. |
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I am still having trouble. Perhaps I should be more specific.
I am using Word 2003. I have the protect document task pane open. Under Editing restrictions, I check "Allow only this type of editing". I then select "Filling in forms". Now once I enforce protection, any form fields (text boxes, check boxes etc.) a user is able to freely modify the information in all of the form fields. I wanted to know if there was a way to specifically select which "form fields" I wanted unprotected. If I choose "Comments" under "Editing Restrictions, I then have the option to select which portions of the document I want to leave unprotected, but I am choosing "Filling in forms", and the same rules don't seem to apply. Based on a more accurate description, andy suggestions? "Marc Adams [marcmyword.com]" wrote: You can. If you're using Office2003 it's really easy. 1) Make sure that your task pane is open. (Ctrl-F1) 2) Select the Protection Choice. 3) Simply select the field that you areas that you'd like to leave unprotected. 4) Use the editting restriction options. Clicking that box will allow portions of the document to be unprotected when you turn on document protection. I hope this helps. If you need further assistance, feel free to contact me at . "InsuranceTech" wrote: I need to know if individual form fields can be unprotected when using document protection. I would like to create a document where all the form fields are protected, except for one. Is this possible?? Thank you. |
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Again, this is field-specific. You have to change the properties of the
fields you do not want enabled. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ 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. "InsuranceTech" wrote in message ... I am still having trouble. Perhaps I should be more specific. I am using Word 2003. I have the protect document task pane open. Under Editing restrictions, I check "Allow only this type of editing". I then select "Filling in forms". Now once I enforce protection, any form fields (text boxes, check boxes etc.) a user is able to freely modify the information in all of the form fields. I wanted to know if there was a way to specifically select which "form fields" I wanted unprotected. If I choose "Comments" under "Editing Restrictions, I then have the option to select which portions of the document I want to leave unprotected, but I am choosing "Filling in forms", and the same rules don't seem to apply. Based on a more accurate description, andy suggestions? "Marc Adams [marcmyword.com]" wrote: You can. If you're using Office2003 it's really easy. 1) Make sure that your task pane is open. (Ctrl-F1) 2) Select the Protection Choice. 3) Simply select the field that you areas that you'd like to leave unprotected. 4) Use the editting restriction options. Clicking that box will allow portions of the document to be unprotected when you turn on document protection. I hope this helps. If you need further assistance, feel free to contact me at . "InsuranceTech" wrote: I need to know if individual form fields can be unprotected when using document protection. I would like to create a document where all the form fields are protected, except for one. Is this possible?? Thank you. |
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