Using Hyperlinks in Protected Forms

[Becky Carter Hickman-Jones]

I have followed the FAQ
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/HLinksInFormsContent.htm) to the
letter, and I can't get hyperlinks in protected forms to work properly.

I have several hyperlinks pointing to bookmarks within the same Word XP
document. This is a form that the user fills out; the hyperlinks take them
to a spot in the document which explains the section of the form they're in.
But after I've created the macro, added the macrobutton to the hyperlink
field, and protected the form, when I double-click on the hyperlink/button,
the location jumps to the very next text field in the document, nowhere near
the intended bookmark. All of my descriptions have been bookmarked, and the
hyperlinks are pointing to the bookmarks as necessary.

Will this trick work with internal hyperlinks? Or is it really only intended
for external weblinks?

I would appreciate any advice or guidance.

Thanks,
Beck

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Becky Carter Hickman-Jones was telling us:
Becky Carter Hickman-Jones nous racontait que :

I have followed the FAQ
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/HLinksInFormsContent.htm) to
the letter, and I can't get hyperlinks in protected forms to work
properly.

I have several hyperlinks pointing to bookmarks within the same Word
XP document. This is a form that the user fills out; the hyperlinks
take them to a spot in the document which explains the section of the
form they're in. But after I've created the macro, added the
macrobutton to the hyperlink field, and protected the form, when I
double-click on the hyperlink/button, the location jumps to the very
next text field in the document, nowhere near the intended bookmark.
All of my descriptions have been bookmarked, and the hyperlinks are
pointing to the bookmarks as necessary.

It would be easier if you posted your macro and the field code you are
using.
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Salut!
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Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org

 

[Charles Kenyon]

In a protected document, the macro will not take you to bookmarks that are
in a protected section other than enabled formfields. Have you explored the
options for help text (in status bar and from F1) in form fields?

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." For more
about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,

 

[Becky Carter Hickman-Jones]

Charles,

Thanks for that insight. I will look into the references you made and try it
again. It's turning out to not be the best way for me to use forms in Word,
but I haven't given up completely yet.

Beck

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Another possibility is to use comments. They should show up on a mouse-over.
Unfortunately, in recent versions they can also mess up formatting. If all
of your users are set to not display balloons for comments then they can be
yet another help file; they do show up when a form is protected.