Can I create an unprotected formfield in a protected document?

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Rich - 11 Oct 2006 04:37 GMT

I have created a form in Word that has formfields. Using the Protect Document
panel, I can set the document protection to Read Only and then create
Exceptions for my formfields such that they are freely editable. Why? I want
the formfields to be editable both in terms of content and format.

My question is: how can I do this same thing programatically? I have a macro
that creates a new formfield in the document, but I want to programatically
create an editing restriction exception for the formfield so that it is also
freely editable (content and format).

Thanks,

Rich

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Jean-Guy Marcil - 13 Oct 2006 07:56 GMT

Rich was telling us:
Rich nous racontait que :

> I have created a form in Word that has formfields. Using the Protect
> Document panel, I can set the document protection to Read Only and
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> programatically create an editing restriction exception for the
> formfield so that it is also freely editable (content and format).

Set a range to the newly created formfield, and use something like:

ActiveDocument.Unprotect

myRange.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone

ActiveDocument.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:= _
wdAllowOnlyReading, UseIRM:=False, EnforceStyleLock:=False

But, once the user stars typing in the formfield, it is gone, it becomes
normal text. So, do not use OnExit macros and the like...

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