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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested
solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a
FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a
FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the
macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the
macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document
that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after
protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
Mel, I can't reproduce that behavior here. Not only does the macrobutton
field work, but if I go back to your original post and put a hyperlink into an unprotected section of a protected form, that works too. Are you getting any sort of error message? Are you able to launch hyperlinks in documents that have no protection at all? Also, what is the setting of the option "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" in the Word Options Advanced dialog? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . |
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Hyperlinks and bookmarks in protected forms
Mel, I can't reproduce that behavior here. Not only does the macrobutton
field work, but if I go back to your original post and put a hyperlink into an unprotected section of a protected form, that works too. Are you getting any sort of error message? Are you able to launch hyperlinks in documents that have no protection at all? Also, what is the setting of the option "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" in the Word Options Advanced dialog? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . |
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Hi Jay, I'm not getting any error message. Also, when I protect the document
with the Editing Restriction "No changes (read only)", the macro/hyperlinks work fine. It's just with the "Filling in Forms" restriction that they don't work. The "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" option is selected. Thanks for your help - no worries if you've run out of suggestions, I'll get around it somehow! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Mel, I can't reproduce that behavior here. Not only does the macrobutton field work, but if I go back to your original post and put a hyperlink into an unprotected section of a protected form, that works too. Are you getting any sort of error message? Are you able to launch hyperlinks in documents that have no protection at all? Also, what is the setting of the option "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" in the Word Options Advanced dialog? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . . |
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Hi Jay, I'm not getting any error message. Also, when I protect the document
with the Editing Restriction "No changes (read only)", the macro/hyperlinks work fine. It's just with the "Filling in Forms" restriction that they don't work. The "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" option is selected. Thanks for your help - no worries if you've run out of suggestions, I'll get around it somehow! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Mel, I can't reproduce that behavior here. Not only does the macrobutton field work, but if I go back to your original post and put a hyperlink into an unprotected section of a protected form, that works too. Are you getting any sort of error message? Are you able to launch hyperlinks in documents that have no protection at all? Also, what is the setting of the option "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" in the Word Options Advanced dialog? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . . |
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The only additional suggestion I can think of is to go back to putting the
hyperlinks -- without the macrobutton fields -- in an unprotected section, and turning off the "Ctrl+click" option so they should work with just a click. If they still don't work, I'm stumped. Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, I'm not getting any error message. Also, when I protect the document with the Editing Restriction "No changes (read only)", the macro/hyperlinks work fine. It's just with the "Filling in Forms" restriction that they don't work. The "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" option is selected. Thanks for your help - no worries if you've run out of suggestions, I'll get around it somehow! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Mel, I can't reproduce that behavior here. Not only does the macrobutton field work, but if I go back to your original post and put a hyperlink into an unprotected section of a protected form, that works too. Are you getting any sort of error message? Are you able to launch hyperlinks in documents that have no protection at all? Also, what is the setting of the option "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" in the Word Options Advanced dialog? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . . |
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The only additional suggestion I can think of is to go back to putting the
hyperlinks -- without the macrobutton fields -- in an unprotected section, and turning off the "Ctrl+click" option so they should work with just a click. If they still don't work, I'm stumped. Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, I'm not getting any error message. Also, when I protect the document with the Editing Restriction "No changes (read only)", the macro/hyperlinks work fine. It's just with the "Filling in Forms" restriction that they don't work. The "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" option is selected. Thanks for your help - no worries if you've run out of suggestions, I'll get around it somehow! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Mel, I can't reproduce that behavior here. Not only does the macrobutton field work, but if I go back to your original post and put a hyperlink into an unprotected section of a protected form, that works too. Are you getting any sort of error message? Are you able to launch hyperlinks in documents that have no protection at all? Also, what is the setting of the option "Use CTRL+click to follow hyperlink" in the Word Options Advanced dialog? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Thanks Jay, but no, definitely can't double-click the macro field after protecting the document. I also set up an AutoExec macro to change it to single-click activation, but again, it didn't work after protecting the doc. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can never "rest the cursor" on an part of a protected document that isn't inside a form field. But you should be able to double-click the macrobutton field, and the macro will run and launch the hyperlink. You should also read and follow the part of the HLinksInForms article titled "Double-click or single-click". -- Jay On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:32:01 -0700, Mel H wrote: Hi Jay, what happens is I'm unable to rest the cursor, or click, on the macro/hyperlink. The "FollowLink" macro is stored in "All active templates and documents". "Jay Freedman" wrote: The method of putting the hyperlink in a macrobutton field that calls a FollowLink macro (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm) definitely should work. Exactly what happens when it "doesn't work"? And where is the macro stored? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Mel H wrote: Hi, I know this issue has been raised before and I've tried the suggested solutions, but it still won't work for me! When creating a form which contains check boxes, if I protect the document, restricting editing to "Filling in Forms", any hyperlinks to other documents, or bookmarks within the document, will not work. I've tried adding a section break before and after the checklist and just protecting that section, but the hyperlinks in the unprotected section still won't work. I've also tried embedding the hyperlink in a "FollowLink" macro, but again, it won't work once I protect the document. I'm using Word 2007. Any more suggestions, please? . . . |
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