I've created my perfect form, no sections. I've used tables for all my data
entry. Following the instructions to lock the form so that users can edit
data but not change the form, the whole form locks. Nothing can be entered in
my tables. If I unlock then all the data fields can be filled in (online
form). I thought that the purpose of locking was to enable data input and
protect the form from change. Someone please help.

Also, since I'm using tables, is there a way to change the "tab order"?
Thanks
Wisln

Locking works only if you have used form fields (which you can insert within
your table cells if you wish) -- the tables are optional, the form fields
are not.



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I've created my perfect form, no sections. I've used tables for all my
data
entry. Following the instructions to lock the form so that users can edit
data but not change the form, the whole form locks. Nothing can be entered
in
my tables. If I unlock then all the data fields can be filled in (online
form). I thought that the purpose of locking was to enable data input and
protect the form from change. Someone please help.

Also, since I'm using tables, is there a way to change the "tab order"?
Thanks
Wisln

Further resources on forms supplementing Jezebel's answer.

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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"Wislndixie" wrote in message
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I've created my perfect form, no sections. I've used tables for all my
data
entry. Following the instructions to lock the form so that users can edit
data but not change the form, the whole form locks. Nothing can be entered
in
my tables. If I unlock then all the data fields can be filled in (online
form). I thought that the purpose of locking was to enable data input and
protect the form from change. Someone please help.

Also, since I'm using tables, is there a way to change the "tab order"?
Thanks
Wisln