I'm trying to insert a textbox in a protected document so users can enter
information on it, but Word won't allow me to enter text in the textbox once
the document is protected. I divided the document into several sections so I
could protect or unprotect each section depending on whether I wanted users
to input information or not on a particular section (Tools>Protect
document>Filling in form). It seems that even though I have inserted the
textbox in a particular section of the document (marked as unprotected), Word
assigns it to another section.

Is there any way I can have functional textboxes in a protected document?

If you used Insert | Text Box or the button on the Drawing toolbar, this is
the problem. You need to insert a Text Form Field from the Forms toolbar.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"clax" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to insert a textbox in a protected document so users can enter
> information on it, but Word won't allow me to enter text in the textbox
once
> the document is protected. I divided the document into several sections so
I
> could protect or unprotect each section depending on whether I wanted
users
> to input information or not on a particular section (Tools>Protect
> document>Filling in form). It seems that even though I have inserted the
> textbox in a particular section of the document (marked as unprotected),
Word
> assigns it to another section.
>
> Is there any way I can have functional textboxes in a protected document?

Thanks for your comments. Actually, I need to insert a textbox. It has to be
a textbox, a text form field won't do for what I want. Do you know if there's
any way I can insert a textbox and still be able to access it when the
document is protected? Like I said, I tried inserting the textbox in an
unprotected section of the document, but it won't work.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> If you used Insert | Text Box or the button on the Drawing toolbar, this is
> the problem. You need to insert a Text Form Field from the Forms toolbar.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "clax" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FAB1093E-123D-41B4-AA5F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm trying to insert a textbox in a protected document so users can enter
> > information on it, but Word won't allow me to enter text in the textbox
> once
> > the document is protected. I divided the document into several sections so
> I
> > could protect or unprotect each section depending on whether I wanted
> users
> > to input information or not on a particular section (Tools>Protect
> > document>Filling in form). It seems that even though I have inserted the
> > textbox in a particular section of the document (marked as unprotected),
> Word
> > assigns it to another section.
> >
> > Is there any way I can have functional textboxes in a protected document?
>
>

Use a frame or table cell instead of a text box, but you'll still have to
put some kind of form field in it if you want to be able to access it when
the document is protected.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"clax" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:20C5B734-224F-48AB-9B3F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your comments. Actually, I need to insert a textbox. It has to
be
> a textbox, a text form field won't do for what I want. Do you know if
there's
> any way I can insert a textbox and still be able to access it when the
> document is protected? Like I said, I tried inserting the textbox in an
> unprotected section of the document, but it won't work.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > If you used Insert | Text Box or the button on the Drawing toolbar, this
is
> > the problem. You need to insert a Text Form Field from the Forms
toolbar.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "clax" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:FAB1093E-123D-41B4-AA5F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I'm trying to insert a textbox in a protected document so users can
enter
> > > information on it, but Word won't allow me to enter text in the
textbox
> > once
> > > the document is protected. I divided the document into several
sections so
> > I
> > > could protect or unprotect each section depending on whether I wanted
> > users
> > > to input information or not on a particular section (Tools>Protect
> > > document>Filling in form). It seems that even though I have inserted
the
> > > textbox in a particular section of the document (marked as
unprotected),
> > Word
> > > assigns it to another section.
> > >
> > > Is there any way I can have functional textboxes in a protected
document?
> >
> >

In the end I was actually able to solve this problem. I inserted a frame
instead of a textbox, and it works. I can place a frame in an uprotected
section, protect the document and then be able to access the frame when the
document is protected.

"clax" wrote:

> Thanks for your comments. Actually, I need to insert a textbox. It has to be
> a textbox, a text form field won't do for what I want. Do you know if there's
> any way I can insert a textbox and still be able to access it when the
> document is protected? Like I said, I tried inserting the textbox in an
> unprotected section of the document, but it won't work.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > If you used Insert | Text Box or the button on the Drawing toolbar, this is
> > the problem. You need to insert a Text Form Field from the Forms toolbar.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "clax" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:FAB1093E-123D-41B4-AA5F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I'm trying to insert a textbox in a protected document so users can enter
> > > information on it, but Word won't allow me to enter text in the textbox
> > once
> > > the document is protected. I divided the document into several sections so
> > I
> > > could protect or unprotect each section depending on whether I wanted
> > users
> > > to input information or not on a particular section (Tools>Protect
> > > document>Filling in form). It seems that even though I have inserted the
> > > textbox in a particular section of the document (marked as unprotected),
> > Word
> > > assigns it to another section.
> > >
> > > Is there any way I can have functional textboxes in a protected document?
> >
> >