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Protecting Document
I have created a questionnaire with text boxes and check
boxes so that people can fill out the questionnaire on the computer and email it back to me. But when I open the document it opens in design mode. The 'protect document' option on the tools menu is not available (greyed out). Is there anything I can do to make sure the recipients open the document in normal view? Cheers. |
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Protecting Document
Sounds like you built it using the controls on the Controls Toolbox instead
of the formfields on the Forms Toolbar. You might want to take a look at (especially the tutorials linked here): http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm -- Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint) Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP www.pttinc.com Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm "James" wrote in message ... I have created a questionnaire with text boxes and check boxes so that people can fill out the questionnaire on the computer and email it back to me. But when I open the document it opens in design mode. The 'protect document' option on the tools menu is not available (greyed out). Is there anything I can do to make sure the recipients open the document in normal view? Cheers. |
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Thanks for that. I have changed it all to forms but it
still isnt allowing me to protect it though. Is there any way of doing it with the control tools because I prefer the look of them...? -----Original Message----- Sounds like you built it using the controls on the Controls Toolbox instead of the formfields on the Forms Toolbar. You might want to take a look at (especially the tutorials linked here): http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm -- Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint) Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP www.pttinc.com Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm "James" wrote in message ... I have created a questionnaire with text boxes and check boxes so that people can fill out the questionnaire on the computer and email it back to me. But when I open the document it opens in design mode. The 'protect document' option on the tools menu is not available (greyed out). Is there anything I can do to make sure the recipients open the document in normal view? Cheers. . |
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Even though some of the controls "look better", they are designed for
programming Word, not creating simple forms. You will be much better served changing your online form to strictly using formfields instead of the controls. Sorry! This way you CAN protect the document "for forms", use a password to prevent unprotecting, etc. -- Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint) Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP www.pttinc.com Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm "James" wrote in message ... Thanks for that. I have changed it all to forms but it still isnt allowing me to protect it though. Is there any way of doing it with the control tools because I prefer the look of them...? -----Original Message----- Sounds like you built it using the controls on the Controls Toolbox instead of the formfields on the Forms Toolbar. You might want to take a look at (especially the tutorials linked here): http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm -- Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint) Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP www.pttinc.com Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm "James" wrote in message ... I have created a questionnaire with text boxes and check boxes so that people can fill out the questionnaire on the computer and email it back to me. But when I open the document it opens in design mode. The 'protect document' option on the tools menu is not available (greyed out). Is there anything I can do to make sure the recipients open the document in normal view? Cheers. . |
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For further information, what you want is what Word calls an "online form."
Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "James" wrote in message ... Thanks for that. I have changed it all to forms but it still isnt allowing me to protect it though. Is there any way of doing it with the control tools because I prefer the look of them...? -----Original Message----- Sounds like you built it using the controls on the Controls Toolbox instead of the formfields on the Forms Toolbar. You might want to take a look at (especially the tutorials linked here): http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm -- Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint) Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP www.pttinc.com Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm "James" wrote in message ... I have created a questionnaire with text boxes and check boxes so that people can fill out the questionnaire on the computer and email it back to me. But when I open the document it opens in design mode. The 'protect document' option on the tools menu is not available (greyed out). Is there anything I can do to make sure the recipients open the document in normal view? Cheers. . |
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