Form created in 2007 to be used in word 2003

[Dario H.]

Hi,
I used activex controls in 2007 to create a form in word, i added editing
permissions to allow only editing of the form items, it worked well in 2007.
Now when i had someone in 2003 open the document the whole document was
locked even forms elements, what am i doing wrong or what am i missing for
the activex controls to work in older versions of word.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Usually, what happens with documents where ActiveX controls are present is
that Word opens them in Design mode; this is a macro security setting. You
can reduce macro security, but it is better to avoid ActiveX controls. For
backward compatibility, you can use the form fields of Word 2003. In Word
2007, you can insert them via the Legacy Tools button on the Developer tab.