limit accessibility to specific form fields in Word protected temp

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Lenny - 28 Feb 2008 17:10 GMT

Turning protection on in a word template allows several things, protecting
the contents and allows form fields to exist.

Is there a way, either a field itself or macro code, to block all but a
specific user from entering information into a field. Can an entry, password
macro be written which would allow this to happen?

It's easy enough in Excel to block or allow entry into a cell, but not
obvious, if at all possible in Word tables. Can someone illustrate some
possibilities?

Best Regards.... Lenny

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 28 Feb 2008 19:24 GMT

It cannot be done with Word tables. However if you want to replicate the
Excel behaviour, insert an Excel spreadsheet into the document rather than
use a Word table.

I think however you should really think a bit more about how the template
should be used. Are their other fields into which users other than the one
user must enter data? In what order do the other users and the one user get
to have their go at the template.

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> Turning protection on in a word template allows several things, protecting
> the contents and allows form fields to exist.
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> Best Regards.... Lenny

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