I have a form that has an autonew macro to add a sequential number to an
engineering document. I need to protect it so the form can be filled out,
checkboxes, etc. However the autonew macro does not work because it is part
of the protected document.

How can I have the sequential numbering work with the protect form.

Unprotect your template. Have your AutoNew macro protect the template at the
end of the procedure. What you are talking about is what Word calls an
"online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the
links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Helen B" wrote in message
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I have a form that has an autonew macro to add a sequential number to an
engineering document. I need to protect it so the form can be filled out,
checkboxes, etc. However the autonew macro does not work because it is
part
of the protected document.

How can I have the sequential numbering work with the protect form.