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dr.nixon
Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
I work for an organization that uses protected forms to apply for institutional resources. Documents have form fields that can be edited but are otherwise protected. We are told that we can unprotect the documents to do spell checks, etc. but forms must be re-protected before submission. It is important to note that form submissions are subject to rejection if they contain spelling or grammar errors, so I can't skip this part!
Every time I do this, unprotect then re-protect allowing only form fill, ALL of the checkboxes in the document are cleared. This is not a trivial issue for me. The document is very long, with many boxes that must be checked. I am growing very tired of having to double-check this document. I'm left with two questions.
First question: Why are the checkboxes cleared? Text fields are not affected, only the checkboxes. This does not happen in Word for Windows ('03 or '07), just in Word for Mac (both '04 and '08). Why the inconsistency? I find myself switching into Parallels repeatedly every time I need to make changes, because it's easier than using Word 08 and losing the checkboxes.
Second question: Why is spell check disabled for form fields anyway? There doesn't seem to be any logical reason for disabling spell / grammar check for editable areas of protected documents. If this at least worked, I wouldn't have to unprotect the document at all, avoiding the problem altogether.
I'm looking for help here but I'm afraid the answer is going to be what it usually is - somewhere in the spectrum between "it's not a bug, it's a feature!" and "we're working on it, just wait 'til the next version."
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
I work for an organization that uses protected forms to apply for institutional resources. Documents have form fields that can be edited but are otherwise protected. We are told that we can unprotect the documents to do spell checks, etc. but forms must be re-protected before submission. It is important to note that form submissions are subject to rejection if they contain spelling or grammar errors, so I can't skip this part!
Every time I do this, unprotect then re-protect allowing only form fill, ALL of the checkboxes in the document are cleared. This is not a trivial issue for me. The document is very long, with many boxes that must be checked. I am growing very tired of having to double-check this document. I'm left with two questions.
First question: Why are the checkboxes cleared? Text fields are not affected, only the checkboxes. This does not happen in Word for Windows ('03 or '07), just in Word for Mac (both '04 and '08). Why the inconsistency? I find myself switching into Parallels repeatedly every time I need to make changes, because it's easier than using Word 08 and losing the checkboxes.
Second question: Why is spell check disabled for form fields anyway? There doesn't seem to be any logical reason for disabling spell / grammar check for editable areas of protected documents. If this at least worked, I wouldn't have to unprotect the document at all, avoiding the problem altogether.
I'm looking for help here but I'm afraid the answer is going to be what it usually is - somewhere in the spectrum between "it's not a bug, it's a feature!" and "we're working on it, just wait 'til the next version."
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