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How do I create a document with a check list but that others can .
I am creating a template that I want to contain skeleton text that other will
fill in when they create a document from the Word template. I also want the document to include a list of check boxes that they can use. However, if I turn on protection, they users can use the check boxes, but they cant add their own text to flesh out the document. If I turn Protection off, they can add all of the text they want, but the check boxes dont work. Can I create a document that has both features? Thanks! |
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Hi Barbara,
Insert a continuous section break between the check boxes and the other area. When you protect the document, use the Tools Protect dialog instead of the lock icon on the toolbar. When you click the Forms option in the dialog, then click the Sections button next to it and uncheck the section that should be unprotected. Click OK and save the document. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org "Barbara Wyman" wrote: I am creating a template that I want to contain skeleton text that other will fill in when they create a document from the Word template. I also want the document to include a list of check boxes that they can use. However, if I turn on protection, they users can use the check boxes, but they cant add their own text to flesh out the document. If I turn Protection off, they can add all of the text they want, but the check boxes dont work. Can I create a document that has both features? Thanks! |
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There are a number of ways to create and use clickable checkboxes in
documents / templates. Some require protected or locked forms, others do not. Take a look at the Checkbox template available at http://www.addbalance.com/word/downl...#CheckboxAddIn for an exploration of these. -- 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. "Barbara Wyman" Barbara wrote in message news I am creating a template that I want to contain skeleton text that other will fill in when they create a document from the Word template. I also want the document to include a list of check boxes that they can use. However, if I turn on protection, they users can use the check boxes, but they can't add their own text to flesh out the document. If I turn Protection off, they can add all of the text they want, but the check boxes don't work. Can I create a document that has both features? Thanks! |
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