Mail merge into form protected document

[LVTravel]

Here is what I want to accomplish.

Using a form protected document in Word (using dropdown selection fields and
check box fields and fill in fields currently) I need to create separate
pages, one for each student, for a group of students with their names,
course numbers, etc merged into them. I have no issue creating the merge in
an unprotected document or creating the protected document, just can't
combine the two for the desired results. I need to be able to keep the
dropdown selections and check boxes once the merge has been completed for
each page which will have a separate student name on it.

My data source is usually a Word table with the pertinent information in the
various fields but could use Excel as the data source. Do not have Access.

I would be using either Word 2003 or 2007 as both are installed on the
machine I will use to create the merge.

I would prefer not to have to use more than a few steps once the database is
created to accomplish the merge, as I will be very busy when I have to
create the forms, on site, for each student.

I would prefer to not use detailed programming. I am an old visual basic
programmer but many of those skills have gone by the wayside as I haven't
used it since VB 5 was updated to 6.

Any suggestions? They will be appreciated.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Protected form fields and mail merge are mutually exclusive - see if
http://www.gmayor.com/Form_Fields_and_Mail_Merge.htm helps

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You are going to have to make use of VBA, but if you take a look at the
article "Combining FormFields and Mail Merge" on the following page of
fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website:

http://www.gmayor.com/Form_Fields_and_Mail_Merge.htm

you will see that we have done most of the work for you already.
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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[LVTravel]

You are going to have to make use of VBA, but if you take a look at the
article "Combining FormFields and Mail Merge" on the following page of
fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website:

http://www.gmayor.com/Form_Fields_and_Mail_Merge.htm

you will see that we have done most of the work for you already.
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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

Thanks to both. Will look into the link.