From the Developer Toolbar
Protect Document
Check 'restrict formatting and editing'
Under '2. Editing restrictions' select 'Filling in forms'
Click Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.
Add a password at the next prompt (if required) then click OK
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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www.gmayor.com
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http://word.mvps.org
Style Council wrote:
Graham,
I have it so that "Your permissions" says: This document is protected
from unintentional editing. You may only fill in forms in this
region." That's from the Protect icon in my toolbar. However, when I
click on the Protect Document icon and try to change Unrestricted
Access to Restricted Access, the check mark next to Unrestricted
Access doesn't change. Which setting should I be concerned about?
Obviously, our Implemention department using this for customer input
doesn't want the customer to be able to add or delete any of the
drop-down options - which takes me back to the original problem they
came to me with. They want our customers to see the drop-down arrows
and forms easily in the doc. Thanks for your help and time with these
questions.
Have you protected the document for forms? You don't see the arrow
until you do.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
Style Council wrote:
macropod,
Thanks for the help. I went to the legacy tools and tried the
drop-down list from there, but I still can't see the drop-down arrow
in the Word doc, and now I can not see the options I entered in the
Drop-Down Form Fields Options dialog box, either. Obviously,
there's something I'm not doing right. Do I need macros? I've
looked around the Internet as well, but nothing has helped. In the
words of Charlie Brown, "Auuuggghhh."
Hi Kevin,
If you use the 'legacy tools' version of the dropdown box, the
dropdown arrow remains visible.
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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
"Style Council" wrote in
message ...
Hello. I've been reading a lot of helpful information on these
boards about drop-down lists in Word docs. I can add them fine,
but I was wondering if there's a setting I can use in Word 2007 to
maintain the drop-down arrow and border without having to click on
the words for those graphics to appear. Our Implementation group
is creating a questionaire, and they believe it would be less
confusing for the drop-down highlighting to be "on" at all times
and not just when a reader/user has a cursor over the text.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Kevin Sedelmeier
Technical Writer
QSR Automations, Inc.