how do i draw in a document that has a protected form?

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Märta Lundström - 29 Nov 2004 09:51 GMT

I want to be able to use the draw-toolbar in a document that has a protected
form. i use a macro to unprotect and protect the form but when the document
is protected i can't draw anything. can i use another type when i protect
the document? i use:
ActiveDocument.Protect _
Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True
is it because of that i can't use the draw-toolbar?
Any help would be great!!

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 30 Nov 2004 10:45 GMT

Hi =?Utf-8?B?TcOkcnRhIEx1bmRzdHLDtm0=?=,

Drawing tools and the drawing layer are locked out when ever a document is
protected; all protection types. So basically, no, there is no way to do what
you envision. Closest you can get would be to make the drawing in another
document, then copy/paste that into an unprotected section.

Possibly, you might want to use paste special in that other document to convert
it into a graphics format (instead of a Word drawing) and position it in line
with the text so that you can still "grab" it in the unprotected section.

> I want to be able to use the draw-toolbar in a document that has a protected
> form. i use a macro to unprotect and protect the form but when the document
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True
> is it because of that i can't use the draw-toolbar?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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