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Locking text boxes
I have created a survey. This was first created using a table & then tick
boxes and text cells were inserted. However, when I lock the doc the tick boxes work but the text boxes (obtained from the control option in the toolbar) don't |
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Locking text boxes
If you used text boxes from the ActiveX Control Toolbox, then these are not
compatible with a protected form. You must use text form fields from the Forms toolbar. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Steph" wrote in message ... I have created a survey. This was first created using a table & then tick boxes and text cells were inserted. However, when I lock the doc the tick boxes work but the text boxes (obtained from the control option in the toolbar) don't |
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Locking text boxes
"Steph" wrote in message ... I have created a survey. This was first created using a table & then tick boxes and text cells were inserted. However, when I lock the doc the tick boxes work but the text boxes (obtained from the control option in the toolbar) don't Which Toolbar? If you used the Control Toolbar (Text Box & Check Box *Controls*), those represent fields that need to be associated with corresponding fields in a database file. I believe what you are looking for are the Text and Checkbox *Form Fields* on the Forms Toolbar. -- HTH|:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac |
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