AutoNumber Macro in Protected Form

[TechieMom]

Good Day:

I'm using the code referenced here:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm

to autogenerated a numbering system. But because my .dot document is a
protected form the code will not run. I receive this error:

"This method or property is not available because the object referes to
a protected area of the doc."

We need to use a protected form because the users of the document need
to tab between fields.

Thanks in advance,

Melanie

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Set up a FormField in the template, giving it the name of Order and use the
following

ActiveDocument.FormFields("Order").Result = Format(Order, "00#")

in place of

ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("Order").Range.InsertBefore Format(Order, "00#")

in the code in the article

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[TechieMom]

I have changed the code as you have indicated and now it just won't
work. No error message or anything.

I'm wondering if I'm added the form field incorrectly. I'm insert a
text field and giving it a bookmark name of Order. Is there a
different way?

Thanks for your help!


Melanie

 

[TechieMom]

Thanks to everyone that helped! I now have this working.



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