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Drop-Down Tables & Editing the rest of document: Word 2003
I have created a template in Word 2003 with 2 drop down lists in a table.
The rest of the document is NOT in a table. I set the document protection in order to activate the drop-down lists, but when I create a document with this new template, I can only modify the two drop down lists. I cannot seem to be able to modify any of the rest of the text of the document. Help! Jay |
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Drop-Down Tables & Editing the rest of document: Word 2003
BirdMan wrote:
I have created a template in Word 2003 with 2 drop down lists in a table. The rest of the document is NOT in a table. I set the document protection in order to activate the drop-down lists, but when I create a document with this new template, I can only modify the two drop down lists. I cannot seem to be able to modify any of the rest of the text of the document. Help! Jay Well, that's kind of the way it works... Insert a continuous section break between the table and the rest of the document. In the Protect Document task pane, when you select to protect for forms, a blue link "Select sections" will appear below that box. Click it, and uncheck the section that doesn't contain the table. -- 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. |
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Drop-Down Tables & Editing the rest of document: Word 2003
You need to enclose the table with the form fields in a separate section and
then protect only that section. If the table is in the middle of the template, you need to insert two section breaks, one before and one after the table (Insert Break - select Continuous if you want to prevent page breaks). To protect the document, do this: 1. Select Tools Protect Document to open the Protect Document task pane. 2. Check the check box below Editing restrictions. 3. In the field below the check box, select "Filling in Forms". 4. If your document has more than one section, a "Select sections" option appears. Click it to open the "Section Protection" dialog box. Make sure to select only the section that includes the table with the form fields and click OK. Now you can turn on protection and only the selected section will be protected. -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "BirdMan" wrote: I have created a template in Word 2003 with 2 drop down lists in a table. The rest of the document is NOT in a table. I set the document protection in order to activate the drop-down lists, but when I create a document with this new template, I can only modify the two drop down lists. I cannot seem to be able to modify any of the rest of the text of the document. Help! Jay |
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Drop-Down Tables & Editing the rest of document: Word 2003
Jay:
That's what's supposed to happen. If you want protect the table but work your will on the rest of the document, you'll have to put the table in a separate section. (It's not that tough, you just insert section breaks either before or after the table, or both, as needed.) Then when you protect the document, click the Sections button, and protect only the section that the table is in. Bear -- Windows XP, Word 2000 "BirdMan" wrote: I have created a template in Word 2003 with 2 drop down lists in a table. The rest of the document is NOT in a table. I set the document protection in order to activate the drop-down lists, but when I create a document with this new template, I can only modify the two drop down lists. I cannot seem to be able to modify any of the rest of the text of the document. Help! Jay |
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Drop-Down Tables & Editing the rest of document: Word 2003
Thanks Lene!
This was EXACTLY what I needed.....BirdMan "Lene Fredborg" wrote: You need to enclose the table with the form fields in a separate section and then protect only that section. If the table is in the middle of the template, you need to insert two section breaks, one before and one after the table (Insert Break - select Continuous if you want to prevent page breaks). To protect the document, do this: 1. Select Tools Protect Document to open the Protect Document task pane. 2. Check the check box below Editing restrictions. 3. In the field below the check box, select "Filling in Forms". 4. If your document has more than one section, a "Select sections" option appears. Click it to open the "Section Protection" dialog box. Make sure to select only the section that includes the table with the form fields and click OK. Now you can turn on protection and only the selected section will be protected. -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "BirdMan" wrote: I have created a template in Word 2003 with 2 drop down lists in a table. The rest of the document is NOT in a table. I set the document protection in order to activate the drop-down lists, but when I create a document with this new template, I can only modify the two drop down lists. I cannot seem to be able to modify any of the rest of the text of the document. Help! Jay |
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