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MS Office Forum / Word / Menus and Toolbars / April 2007Forms Toolbart Disabled Icon
Hello. Co-worker developed a form and wanted to create a drop-down list but couldn't figure out how to do it. I did it on my computer, but when I got to hers, I saw that the LOCK icon on the FORMS toolbar was disabled. I thought that her document may have beem protected, but it was not. And the level of security for MACROS is the same (though I doubt that makes a difference). So, I was wondering how to enable the LOCK icon. Other icons on the FORMS toolbar are enabled. Thank you  SignatureJP Cummings Did she actually put a form field on the page? If not, the lock won't be enabled if there is nothing to lock down. Note that you/she can also find many free articles on creating forms at this link: http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP MOS Certified, Editor/TechTrax Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html >Hello. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Thank you Actually, she did. I got around it by importing it to my computer. Thank you, though. I'm wondering if she might have been workign in a template as I understand that the locks are sometimes not ennabled there. Again, thank you. I'm consideriung this closed. SignatureJP Cummings > Did she actually put a form field on the page? If not, the lock won't > be enabled if there is nothing to lock down. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > > >Thank you I am trying to add a simple check box to a document but can't even find the Forms toolbar - the instructions I found say to go to the View Tab and use the Toolbars sub menu. The problem is that there is no Toolbars sub menu? > Actually, she did. I got around it by importing it to my computer. > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > > > >Thank you What version of Word are you using? SignaturePlease post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook SignatureWord FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ >I am trying to add a simple check box to a document but can't even find >the [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> > > >> > >Thank you 2007 (I recall doing this in 2003 and it was fairly simple). 2007 is a mystery > What version of Word are you using? > [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > >> > > > >> > >Thank you The instructions you found are for previous versions. To view the Forms tools, click the Office Button, click Word Options, and then turn on Show Developer Tab In the Ribbon. Then on the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Legacy Controls. Note that you can right-click the Legacy Controls and then click Add To Quick Access Toolbar to make them more accessible. SignaturePlease post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook SignatureWord FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ > 2007 (I recall doing this in 2003 and it was fairly simple). 2007 is a > mystery > >> What version of Word are you using? >> >I am trying to add a simple check box to a document but can't even find >> >the >> > Forms toolbar - the instructions I found say to go to the View Tab and >> > use >> > the Toolbars sub menu. The problem is that there is no Toolbars sub >> > menu? Thanks Beth - that helped. Now that I can insert a check box from the Legacy Forms menu, how do I make checkable (check or un-check)? I haven't been able to figure that out - it was simple in 03. > The instructions you found are for previous versions. To view the Forms > tools, click the Office Button, click Word Options, and then turn on Show [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >> > the Toolbars sub menu. The problem is that there is no Toolbars sub > >> > menu? In general, a form must be protected for any of the form fields to work properly. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Thanks Beth - that helped. Now that I can insert a check box from the Legacy > Forms menu, how do I make checkable (check or un-check)? I haven't been able [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > >> > the Toolbars sub menu. The problem is that there is no Toolbars sub > > >> > menu? Like in previous versions of Word, you need to protect the document to enable check boxes. On the Developer tab click Protect Document. Then in the Protect Document task pane, under Editing Restrictions, select Filling In Forms. SignaturePlease post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook SignatureWord FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ > Thanks Beth - that helped. Now that I can insert a check box from the > Legacy [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >> >> > the Toolbars sub menu. The problem is that there is no Toolbars sub >> >> > menu? ...and if you have Ultimate or Enterprise, you'll need to click Protect Document - Restrict Formatting and Editing (instead of one of the Restrict Permission options, which aren't available in other versions of Office 2007). SignatureHerb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Author of the Word 2007 Bible Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. > Like in previous versions of Word, you need to protect the document to > enable check boxes. On the Developer tab click Protect Document. Then in [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >>> >> > sub >>> >> > menu? There's another one that includes Restrict Permissions (IRM), Office Professional Plus. (I considered adding this too but I'm so annoyed by MS doing this, to modify the UI for specific editions, that the less I think about it the better. <grin> But thanks for the addition - I should have noted it in the first place.) SignaturePlease post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook SignatureWord FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ > ...and if you have Ultimate or Enterprise, you'll need to click Protect > Document - Restrict Formatting and Editing (instead of one of the Restrict > Permission options, which aren't available in other versions of Office > 2007). . >> Like in previous versions of Word, you need to protect the document to >> enable check boxes. On the Developer tab click Protect Document. Then in >> the Protect Document task pane, under Editing Restrictions, select >> Filling In Forms. I'm sure they have their reasons, as difficult to fathom as they might be. What a lovely surprise it was when I installed Office 2007 Professional RTM (not plus), and discovered tons of descriptive text and screen shots that needed to be redone. <sigh> But, that's what "the last minute" is designed for, right? SignatureHerb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Author of the Word 2007 Bible http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470046899.html Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. > There's another one that includes Restrict Permissions (IRM), Office > Professional Plus. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>> the Protect Document task pane, under Editing Restrictions, select >>> Filling In Forms. I asked about this and was given the rationale behind the decision - I'm not sure I can publically state why, but there isn't really any justification. Primarily, I think it's bad because it makes users wonder about other functionality they may be missing and, as I'm sure you know, something a simple as "click Protect Document" now needs to be qualified with, "if you are using Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate, Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise, or Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus, then click...." that's a little much. I pointed these things out, and a few others, and suggested an alternative. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they won't do something like this in the next version. :-) SignaturePlease post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook SignatureWord FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ > I'm sure they have their reasons, as difficult to fathom as they might be. > What a lovely surprise it was when I installed Office 2007 Professional [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>> in the Protect Document task pane, under Editing Restrictions, select >>>> Filling In Forms. |
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