Document Protect

[Karen]

I have Windows 2000 Professional, Version 2000 (9.0.2720)

I've created a form in MS Word. In the past, I've been
able to use the forms toolbar to protect and unprotect
this document. However, one time recently, I saved the
file and this toolbar option is grayed out (as it is in
the drop-down menu). I thought it had something to do
with the macro I tried to save with this document, so I
went into the macro and deleted it but that only caused
more problems for whoever opens the document. They now get
this error message:
The macros in this project are disabled. Please refer to
the online help or documentation of the host application
to determine how to enable macros.

So really, I now have two problems.
Can anyone help?
Karen

 

[Robert]

Hi. I don't have the answer to the first problem but the
second problem is not to hard.

Go to Tools | Macro | Security and select medium. WHen
you re-open the document it will allow you to enable the
macros again. Weird, I know.

Robert

 

[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Karen,

It's actually all the same problem. If you had a macro, or
used controls from the Controls Toolbox, and macro security
is set to "High", then you cannot unprotect the form.

I have Windows 2000 Professional, Version 2000 (9.0.2720)

I've created a form in MS Word. In the past, I've been
able to use the forms toolbar to protect and unprotect
this document. However, one time recently, I saved the
file and this toolbar option is grayed out (as it is in
the drop-down menu). I thought it had something to do
with the macro I tried to save with this document, so I
went into the macro and deleted it but that only caused
more problems for whoever opens the document. They now get
this error message:
The macros in this project are disabled. Please refer to
the online help or documentation of the host application
to determine how to enable macros.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan
24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Karen]

Thanks so much guys. It worked! I really appreciate your
help. =)
Karen