Read-Only Documents in MS Word

[Rob Nix]

A number of my documents are forms (where modifying the
form is password protected) that open as read-only. The
problem I have is that I cannot open the document by
clicking "read-only". All I get is a grey screen. So, I
have to type in the 'modifying' password, then it opens,
and I can edit it. The sofware in use is Word'97 and
Windows XP.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If these are forms with form fields, they should be protected for forms
(Tools | Protect Document) instead of being protected with a password to
modify (Tools | Macro | Security).

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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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