password protect rows in a form

[da]

hello
Is there any way I can password protect only select rows in a form? For
example, I want to protect following three rows and let the user edit rest of
the form.

SERVICE AREA ONE
SERVICE AREA TWO
SERVICE AREA THREE

thanks

 

[Graham Mayor]

Insert a section break (or breaks) between the protected and unprotected
areas and protect only the sections you want protexted.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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[da]

Thanks, but there is not enough space on the page to insert a break. If I
insert a break, the form goes into two pages, which I want to avoid.
thanks

 

[Jay Freedman]

If you're looking only for protection of certain rows against editing and
not "protection for forms", and if you and all the people who will edit the
document use Word 2003 or later, there is a way.

Open the Protect Document pane (Tools > Protect Document in 2003, Review >
Protect Document > Restrict Formatting and Editing in 2007).

Check the box for "Allow only this type of editing" and set the dropdown to
"No changes (read only)".

In the document, select everything from the start of the document to the end
of the table row before the ones you want to protect. Check the box in the
Protect Document pane, under Exceptions, for "Everyone". Then select
everything from the start of the row after the ones you want to protect
through to the end of the document, and check "Everyone" again.

Click the Start Enforcing Protection button. Enter your password twice in
the dialog that pops up, and save the document.

What you've done is to protect the whole document against editing, but then
made exceptions for all the parts outside the few table rows. If a user
tries to type in the protected rows, the pane will open and tell them that
the area is protected. If they click the Stop Protection button, they'll be
prompted to enter the password.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[da]

Thank you. It worked.

If you're looking only for protection of certain rows against editing and
not "protection for forms", and if you and all the people who will edit the
document use Word 2003 or later, there is a way.

Open the Protect Document pane (Tools > Protect Document in 2003, Review >
Protect Document > Restrict Formatting and Editing in 2007).

Check the box for "Allow only this type of editing" and set the dropdown to
"No changes (read only)".

In the document, select everything from the start of the document to the end
of the table row before the ones you want to protect. Check the box in the
Protect Document pane, under Exceptions, for "Everyone". Then select
everything from the start of the row after the ones you want to protect
through to the end of the document, and check "Everyone" again.

Click the Start Enforcing Protection button. Enter your password twice in
the dialog that pops up, and save the document.

What you've done is to protect the whole document against editing, but then
made exceptions for all the parts outside the few table rows. If a user
tries to type in the protected rows, the pane will open and tell them that
the area is protected. If they click the Stop Protection button, they'll be
prompted to enter the password.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.