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Creating fillable forms in Word
In previous versions of Word (prior to 2007), used to be able to create forms
- text fields, etc. - and then "lock" the form - so that users could only fill in the form but not change any static, permanent text. Is there still a "lock" feature in 2007? Not a "protected" form. - I've found that when "form protection" is used, users cannot use Spell Check, users cannot delete one word or one character - they're forced to delete the whole paragraph and start typing all over again. I just want a simple form, with fillable fields that can be manipulated more easily by the end-users. |
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Creating fillable forms in Word
You can still insert the form fields of Word 97-2003; you can find them by
clicking the Legacy Tools button on the Developer ribbon tab. Then protect the document via the Protect Document | Restrict Formatting and Editing on the same tab. If the Developer tab is not visible, first display it by checking the "Show Developer tab in the Ribbon" option in Office button | Word Options, Popular category. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "DonerBee" wrote: In previous versions of Word (prior to 2007), used to be able to create forms - text fields, etc. - and then "lock" the form - so that users could only fill in the form but not change any static, permanent text. Is there still a "lock" feature in 2007? Not a "protected" form. - I've found that when "form protection" is used, users cannot use Spell Check, users cannot delete one word or one character - they're forced to delete the whole paragraph and start typing all over again. I just want a simple form, with fillable fields that can be manipulated more easily by the end-users. |
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Creating fillable forms in Word
And for more, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...nTheBlanks.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... You can still insert the form fields of Word 97-2003; you can find them by clicking the Legacy Tools button on the Developer ribbon tab. Then protect the document via the Protect Document | Restrict Formatting and Editing on the same tab. If the Developer tab is not visible, first display it by checking the "Show Developer tab in the Ribbon" option in Office button | Word Options, Popular category. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "DonerBee" wrote: In previous versions of Word (prior to 2007), used to be able to create forms - text fields, etc. - and then "lock" the form - so that users could only fill in the form but not change any static, permanent text. Is there still a "lock" feature in 2007? Not a "protected" form. - I've found that when "form protection" is used, users cannot use Spell Check, users cannot delete one word or one character - they're forced to delete the whole paragraph and start typing all over again. I just want a simple form, with fillable fields that can be manipulated more easily by the end-users. |
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