Table row and column pointers missing in protected document

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Simon McInnes

If you add a table to an editable range of a protected (read-only) document
and rest the pointer on a row or column boundary the mouse pointers does not
change to the 'resize' pointer as it would in an unprotected document.

I know its possible to use the rulers or the table property dialog to make
adjustments instead but it really is inconvenient to lose this intuitive
functionality. I dont see why it should be missing as the entire range is in
an editable area.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Simon
 
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Evgenia Kagan

Simon,
The following Microsoft article discusses your issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921279/
Its title is "You cannot drag the columns of a table that is in an
unprotected section of a protected document in Word 2003"
The article give instructions on how to fix the registry settings, and it
seems to work.
However, there is a similar issue that has not been addressed yet:
If you try to insert a picture in the unprotected area of a protected
document, you cannot resize it using a mouse. Again, you can do it using the
properties dialog, but you cannot drag it to resize it.
Have you come across any solutions for this?
 

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