Protected Form not so protected, fields can be removed

[Jacob Atto]

I have a problem with a protected form. When the contents of a field is
selected and you type ctrl+delete or ctrl+minus Word 2002 not only removes
the content, but also the field. I removed these shortcuts from the
document, but it seems there are more of these destructive shortcuts.

Is there another workaround to this problem?

TIA, Jacob

 

[Stefan Blom]

Are you sure that the document is protected? Is there an Unprotect
Document command on the Tools menu? If so, you should be able to
remove the contents of a form field (inserted via the Forms toolbar)
but not the actual fields.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[Jacob Atto]

Stefan,

Yes it is protected.
Your workaround does not work for me, the user can only fill in the form and
not change the formatting. Except the shortcuts (ctrl+delete and
ctrl+minus).

 

[Stefan Blom]

One more thought (if that doesn't help I hope someone else has a
better suggestion): Does the document have multiple sections? Are you
sure that the problem field is in a protected section?

For general information about forms in Word, see:

How to create a template that makes it easy for users to “fill in the
blanks”, without doing any programming
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[Jacob Atto]

I checked that too, it is one section.

 

[Tony Jollans]

Is the FormField really deleted?

I just tried this in Word 2003 and the field loses its shading temporarily
(which _is_ a bit peculiar) but it is not actually deleted - you can still
tab in and out of it and as soon as you type in it, its shading reappears.

 

[Jacob Atto]

You are right Tony, the field is indeed still there. Then maybe the users
manage to remove the form protection, somehow...