I created a template with fill in fields. The form is locked. Tab between
fields. How do I get spell check to work (2000 version.) It shows up on the
tool menu as grayed out. I even tried saving to a doc name but it was still
grayed out.

If I unlock it is OK but I don't want to have to do that.
thanks.

rob p wrote:
I created a template with fill in fields. The form is locked. Tab
between fields. How do I get spell check to work (2000 version.) It
shows up on the tool menu as grayed out. I even tried saving to a doc
name but it was still grayed out.

If I unlock it is OK but I don't want to have to do that.
thanks.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...ProtectDoc.htm.

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

You are using form fields, not fill-in fields. There is a difference.

From the spelling.grammar FAQ:

4. How can I spell-check protected forms
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Macros...ProtectDoc.htm

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,
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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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I created a template with fill in fields. The form is locked. Tab between
fields. How do I get spell check to work (2000 version.) It shows up on
the
tool menu as grayed out. I even tried saving to a doc name but it was
still
grayed out.

If I unlock it is OK but I don't want to have to do that.
thanks.