Hi everyone

I really hope someone can help. I'm currently using Word 2000 and
attempting to create a form. Can anyone explain why when I protect the form
for use and then save the document when I go back into it the unprotect icon
is greyed out? I've also tried unprotecting from tools and then unprotect
form, but the option is still greyed out.

I also have tick boxes in my form and once the form is protected I can't
seem to click on them anymore.

Thanks in advance!

Cathryn

Tick boxes (with a checkmark) do not work in protected forms. Checkbox form
fields do work in protected forms (but have an X rather than a tick). There
are a number of ways to create and use clickable checkboxes in documents /
templates. Some require protected or locked forms, others do not. Take a
look at the Checkbox template available at
http://www.addbalance.com/word/downl...#CheckboxAddIn for an exploration
of these.

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Cathryn" wrote in message
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Hi everyone

I really hope someone can help. I'm currently using Word 2000 and
attempting to create a form. Can anyone explain why when I protect the
form
for use and then save the document when I go back into it the unprotect
icon
is greyed out? I've also tried unprotecting from tools and then unprotect
form, but the option is still greyed out.

I also have tick boxes in my form and once the form is protected I can't
seem to click on them anymore.

Thanks in advance!

Cathryn

If you have inserted check boxes from the Controls Toolbox instead of the
Forms toolbar, then that is the problem.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Cathryn" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone

I really hope someone can help. I'm currently using Word 2000 and
attempting to create a form. Can anyone explain why when I protect the
form
for use and then save the document when I go back into it the unprotect
icon
is greyed out? I've also tried unprotecting from tools and then unprotect
form, but the option is still greyed out.

I also have tick boxes in my form and once the form is protected I can't
seem to click on them anymore.

Thanks in advance!

Cathryn