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how do i copy & paste a "protected form"
i have a Form Document that i need to be able to fill in the form and then
cut and paste into another file after the form is completed. because i have to protect the form to enable the drop downs, it will not allow me to copy it so that i can paste it where it need it to go. Allowing users of the form to "unprotect" to allow them to copy it is not an option. |
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how do i copy & paste a "protected form"
Unless you unprotect the form, what you wish to do is not an option either.
The best approach is to use a macro to unlock the form (if necessary), transfer the data and re-lock the form, but then you have to ensure that users will run the macro, and as you have not said what you want to extract and how you want it placed in the other document, it is not possible to advise further. The code for locking and unlocking the form will be covered at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...ProtectDoc.htm and you may find http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Extract_Form_Data.htm userful. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org kimster wrote: i have a Form Document that i need to be able to fill in the form and then cut and paste into another file after the form is completed. because i have to protect the form to enable the drop downs, it will not allow me to copy it so that i can paste it where it need it to go. Allowing users of the form to "unprotect" to allow them to copy it is not an option. |
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