Protected forms are best used for forms i.e. gathering data in form fields.
For documents that require free editing there are better ways of gathering
data for insertion at fixed locations that allow the full gamut of Word's
facilities. The simplest such option is the Macrobutton field -
http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm
The best is the userform. For the basics, see Word MVP FAQ - Userforms
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm
for a more in depth explanation, see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and...a_UserForm.htm
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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www.gmayor.com
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Lib wrote:
I have been trying to set up form letters etc in Word.
I have managed to struggle through Microsoft's hopelessly inadequate
help in Word 07 and online, stumbled accross some good 3rd party
blogs etc so that I now have a limited understanding on the content
controls.
I have even managed to work out how to set up autotext to use with the
building block control so that I can select the paragraph appropriate
to the circumstances for my lettter - it works great if the document
is not protected in any way.
However when I protect the document to 'fill in forms only' this
content control becomes inactive. If I dont protect the document I
loose the benefits of the automation etc.
the other option is to set the document as read only and allow
editing to some areas, however I find this frustating as I have to
click next editable field - is there a keyboard shortcut for moving
between editable fields.
My preference is to enable the building block content control while
the filling in forms protection is on.
Any suggestions.....