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Password protecting some parts of a form
Hi,
I have an issue when creating a form in word (version MS Office 2003 sp1). I want to password protect the form, so that users are forced to use the form, but a couple areas should be friendly to user edits. According to Word help, I should select Tools Protect Document, and then I will have options in the Protect Document task pane (such as Editing Restrictions), that will allow me to set up the password protection by section. The problem is that when I select Tools Protect Document, the Protect Document task pane appears with all options grayed out, as if I did not have rights to it. I don't get it. I created the document and I am an admin on my machine. Any ideas? Craig |
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You must first check the box for "Editing restrictions." You will then have
a choice that includes "Filling in forms." If the document contains more than one section, you can protect specific sections, leaving others unprotected. When you click on "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection," you will have the option of specifying a password. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Craig" wrote in message ... Hi, I have an issue when creating a form in word (version MS Office 2003 sp1). I want to password protect the form, so that users are forced to use the form, but a couple areas should be friendly to user edits. According to Word help, I should select Tools Protect Document, and then I will have options in the Protect Document task pane (such as Editing Restrictions), that will allow me to set up the password protection by section. The problem is that when I select Tools Protect Document, the Protect Document task pane appears with all options grayed out, as if I did not have rights to it. I don't get it. I created the document and I am an admin on my machine. Any ideas? Craig |
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Hi Suzanne,
My problem is that these check boxes for "Editing restrictions" and "Formatting restrictions" are all grayed out -- I can't select any of the options in the Protect Document Pane that appears when I select Tools Protect Document. I can't figure out why I these options are grayed out. This is my problem. Any help appreciated. Craig "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You must first check the box for "Editing restrictions." You will then have a choice that includes "Filling in forms." If the document contains more than one section, you can protect specific sections, leaving others unprotected. When you click on "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection," you will have the option of specifying a password. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Craig" wrote in message ... Hi, I have an issue when creating a form in word (version MS Office 2003 sp1). I want to password protect the form, so that users are forced to use the form, but a couple areas should be friendly to user edits. According to Word help, I should select Tools Protect Document, and then I will have options in the Protect Document task pane (such as Editing Restrictions), that will allow me to set up the password protection by section. The problem is that when I select Tools Protect Document, the Protect Document task pane appears with all options grayed out, as if I did not have rights to it. I don't get it. I created the document and I am an admin on my machine. Any ideas? Craig |
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Everything in that pane *appears* grayed out. Have you actually tried
checking the box? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Craig" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne, My problem is that these check boxes for "Editing restrictions" and "Formatting restrictions" are all grayed out -- I can't select any of the options in the Protect Document Pane that appears when I select Tools Protect Document. I can't figure out why I these options are grayed out. This is my problem. Any help appreciated. Craig "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You must first check the box for "Editing restrictions." You will then have a choice that includes "Filling in forms." If the document contains more than one section, you can protect specific sections, leaving others unprotected. When you click on "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection," you will have the option of specifying a password. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Craig" wrote in message ... Hi, I have an issue when creating a form in word (version MS Office 2003 sp1). I want to password protect the form, so that users are forced to use the form, but a couple areas should be friendly to user edits. According to Word help, I should select Tools Protect Document, and then I will have options in the Protect Document task pane (such as Editing Restrictions), that will allow me to set up the password protection by section. The problem is that when I select Tools Protect Document, the Protect Document task pane appears with all options grayed out, as if I did not have rights to it. I don't get it. I created the document and I am an admin on my machine. Any ideas? Craig |
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I am having the same issue - everything is grayed out, and I have tried
checking the boxes - I cannot change them. Any thoughts?? Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Everything in that pane *appears* grayed out. Have you actually tried checking the box? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Craig" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne, My problem is that these check boxes for "Editing restrictions" and "Formatting restrictions" are all grayed out -- I can't select any of the options in the Protect Document Pane that appears when I select Tools Protect Document. I can't figure out why I these options are grayed out. This is my problem. Any help appreciated. Craig "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You must first check the box for "Editing restrictions." You will then have a choice that includes "Filling in forms." If the document contains more than one section, you can protect specific sections, leaving others unprotected. When you click on "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection," you will have the option of specifying a password. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Craig" wrote in message ... Hi, I have an issue when creating a form in word (version MS Office 2003 sp1). I want to password protect the form, so that users are forced to use the form, but a couple areas should be friendly to user edits. According to Word help, I should select Tools Protect Document, and then I will have options in the Protect Document task pane (such as Editing Restrictions), that will allow me to set up the password protection by section. The problem is that when I select Tools Protect Document, the Protect Document task pane appears with all options grayed out, as if I did not have rights to it. I don't get it. I created the document and I am an admin on my machine. Any ideas? Craig |
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