I have a document that needs to have forms at the top, and a section at the
bottom that can be freely edited. I've created two sections. I'm trying to
figure out how to protect just the top (so the forms work), but have the
bottom editable. How do you protect just one section?

A message here from 2003 said that you can go to "tools/protect
document/sections and uncheck the sections you want to have free for text
entry, only the checked section(s) will have the 'forms protection'." In my
version of Word (2003), there is no "tools/protect document/sections."

Any help is appreciated.

On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 18:23:29 -0600, "Tim Wentworth"
wrote:

I have a document that needs to have forms at the top, and a section at the
bottom that can be freely edited. I've created two sections. I'm trying to
figure out how to protect just the top (so the forms work), but have the
bottom editable. How do you protect just one section?

A message here from 2003 said that you can go to "tools/protect
document/sections and uncheck the sections you want to have free for text
entry, only the checked section(s) will have the 'forms protection'." In my
version of Word (2003), there is no "tools/protect document/sections."

Any help is appreciated.


Hi Tim,

In earlier versions, Tools Protect Document opened a dialog that had
a Sections button. In Word 2002 and 2003, that command opens the
Protect Document task pane.

Check the box for "Allow only this type of editing". The dropdown
becomes enabled; select "Filling in forms". When you do, a blue link
"Select sections..." appears below the dropdown. Click that link to
open the Sections dialog, where you can uncheck the Section 2 box.
When you close that dialog, click the "Yes, Start Enforcing
Protection" button, enter a password if desired, and save.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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That's it. Thanks for your help.

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On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 18:23:29 -0600, "Tim Wentworth"
wrote:

I have a document that needs to have forms at the top, and a section at
the
bottom that can be freely edited. I've created two sections. I'm trying
to
figure out how to protect just the top (so the forms work), but have the
bottom editable. How do you protect just one section?

A message here from 2003 said that you can go to "tools/protect
document/sections and uncheck the sections you want to have free for text
entry, only the checked section(s) will have the 'forms protection'." In
my
version of Word (2003), there is no "tools/protect document/sections."

Any help is appreciated.


Hi Tim,

In earlier versions, Tools Protect Document opened a dialog that had
a Sections button. In Word 2002 and 2003, that command opens the
Protect Document task pane.

Check the box for "Allow only this type of editing". The dropdown
becomes enabled; select "Filling in forms". When you do, a blue link
"Select sections..." appears below the dropdown. Click that link to
open the Sections dialog, where you can uncheck the Section 2 box.
When you close that dialog, click the "Yes, Start Enforcing
Protection" button, enter a password if desired, and save.

--
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.