How to use ink on a protected Word 2003 document (forms - signatu.

[Tommy Vinson]

I bought a new tablet PC to create a form that a customer can sign but to my
dismay when I protect a document for forms I can't use the ink tools. I did
read that I protect only a portion of a document but can't figure out how to
do it. I read one review that said that the feature to protect part of a
document is "broken" in Word 2003.

The ideal solution would be of course that Microsoft would add a control to
accept ink in a protected document.

Any help?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You can protect a section and not protect another section in Word (including
Word 2003).
For more about sections and section breaks, see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm.

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,

 

[Tommy Vinson]

Thanks Charles. The section break did allow me to protect part of the page
but the ink still would not work on the unprotected section.

Any ideas where to go next?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Sorry, no.

Thanks Charles. The section break did allow me to protect part of the page
but the ink still would not work on the unprotected section.

Any ideas where to go next?

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

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I bought a new tablet PC to create a form that a customer can sign but to my
dismay when I protect a document for forms I can't use the ink tools. I did
read that I protect only a portion of a document but can't figure out how to
do it. I read one review that said that the feature to protect part of a
document is "broken" in Word 2003.

The ideal solution would be of course that Microsoft would add a control to
accept ink in a protected document.

I suspect that Microsoft simply hasn't gotten this far with Ink support. It is
fairly new. You might check in the InfoPath newsgroup if InfoPath can do what
you need. It's a package strictly for forms; but I have no idea what kind of
Ink support it has (if any).

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[karinam]

Tommy, Can I ask you how youo've solved this problem, ehich additional
software addons you may have used, etc? I'm having the exact same issue