Hi Pinky,

Unfortunately, while any part a document is protected for forms, it's
impossible to use any of the drawing tools including AutoShapes -- even in
unprotected sections. The only solution is to unprotect the document, draw
the shapes, and reprotect the document.

Depending on what version of Word you have, you may need the macro in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...lfResetOff.htm to be able to
reprotect without clearing the form fields.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Pinky wrote:
I created a document that is going to be used as a instruction manual
and I need the first page to be protected so that only form fields
are being changed in the document. The subsequent pages are tables
and within these tables are photos inserted for visual aid in the
instruction. The problem I'am finding is this:

I inserted a section break on page 1 of the document and initiated the
"Protect Document" option on section 1 of the document.

Now on the following pages, that I will be entering photos and text,
are still showing that the document is locked. I can still insert
photos and text into the tables but I cannot use the "Auto Shapes"
option in MS Word.

Is this option not available on section 2 when a document is locked
for section 1 only?
How can I set this document up and still protect page 1 and still
allow for use of "AutoShapes" etc... on the following pages.