Loss of Form Field Contents on Protection

[Jeff Levine]

The Word Help file includes the following statement.

If the form contained data, Microsoft Word preserves the
data when you protect the form again. You can clear the
data by clicking Reset Form Fields on the Forms toolbar.

Elsewhere, it says:

"Note In previous versions of Microsoft Word, if you
protected a form after making changes, all form fields
were automatically reset to their original state. In this
version, that does not occur. You can manually reset form
fields by clicking Reset Form Fields on the Forms
toolbar."

Oh, would that these statements were true. I am creating
a Form in Word, but when I unprotect the document to alter
the layout, then Protect it to see how it will function,
all the contents of my form fields are lost.

I've searched and cannot find any reference to this
problem in Knowledgebase. Does anyone know anything about
it?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The data are lost if you use Tools | Protect/Unprotect Document. The
description in the Help file applies only to the Protect/Unprotect button on
the Forms toolbar.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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