I have prepared forms for keeping records, and the forms have a lot of drop
down menu items for speed and convenience. There are also some text fields,
and non-editable text (when the document is protected).

Is there a way to fill out the fields as a protected document (since filling
out the fields cannot be done unless the document is protected) and then
print out or save as a document that can be edited / polished?

For instance, I may have the following:

Child is 2 years old with the diagnosis of: ear infection.

In this example, the number "2" would be chosen from a drop down menu with
numbers from 0 to 18, and the "ear infection" would be an exitable text box.
The other words would be noneditable text.

Is there any way to save this document in a format that would eventually
allow me to edit the entire sentence as needed (e.g., as an RTF docuemnt that
no longer has the fields)?

What happens if you select the document and press Ctrl+Shift+F9?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"drtomrug" wrote in message
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I have prepared forms for keeping records, and the forms have a lot of
drop
down menu items for speed and convenience. There are also some text
fields,
and non-editable text (when the document is protected).

Is there a way to fill out the fields as a protected document (since
filling
out the fields cannot be done unless the document is protected) and then
print out or save as a document that can be edited / polished?

For instance, I may have the following:

Child is 2 years old with the diagnosis of: ear infection.

In this example, the number "2" would be chosen from a drop down menu with
numbers from 0 to 18, and the "ear infection" would be an exitable text
box.
The other words would be noneditable text.

Is there any way to save this document in a format that would eventually
allow me to edit the entire sentence as needed (e.g., as an RTF docuemnt
that
no longer has the fields)?

Absolutely nothing happens. I opened the document in MS Word and hit that key
combination with no response or activity. I clicked on/selected the file (in
its parent folder) and hit the key combination with no response or activity.
What should have happened?

drtomrug

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

What happens if you select the document and press Ctrl+Shift+F9?

--
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.

"drtomrug" wrote in message
...
I have prepared forms for keeping records, and the forms have a lot of
drop
down menu items for speed and convenience. There are also some text
fields,
and non-editable text (when the document is protected).

Is there a way to fill out the fields as a protected document (since
filling
out the fields cannot be done unless the document is protected) and then
print out or save as a document that can be edited / polished?

For instance, I may have the following:

Child is 2 years old with the diagnosis of: ear infection.

In this example, the number "2" would be chosen from a drop down menu with
numbers from 0 to 18, and the "ear infection" would be an exitable text
box.
The other words would be noneditable text.

Is there any way to save this document in a format that would eventually
allow me to edit the entire sentence as needed (e.g., as an RTF docuemnt
that
no longer has the fields)?

Try Ctrl+A (Select All, which is what I meant by "select the document"),
then Ctrl+Shift+9. Ctrl+Shift+F9 unlinks fields (including form fields, I
would expect).

--
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.

"drtomrug" wrote in message
...
Absolutely nothing happens. I opened the document in MS Word and hit that
key
combination with no response or activity. I clicked on/selected the file
(in
its parent folder) and hit the key combination with no response or
activity.
What should have happened?

drtomrug

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

What happens if you select the document and press Ctrl+Shift+F9?

--
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.

"drtomrug" wrote in message
...
I have prepared forms for keeping records, and the forms have a lot of
drop
down menu items for speed and convenience. There are also some text
fields,
and non-editable text (when the document is protected).

Is there a way to fill out the fields as a protected document (since
filling
out the fields cannot be done unless the document is protected) and
then
print out or save as a document that can be edited / polished?

For instance, I may have the following:

Child is 2 years old with the diagnosis of: ear infection.

In this example, the number "2" would be chosen from a drop down menu
with
numbers from 0 to 18, and the "ear infection" would be an exitable
text
box.
The other words would be noneditable text.

Is there any way to save this document in a format that would
eventually
allow me to edit the entire sentence as needed (e.g., as an RTF
docuemnt
that
no longer has the fields)?

Thank you...