Hi,

I apologize if I chose the wrong group, but there doesn't seem to be a
specific group for my question.

I have looked in Help, but cannot find the option that allows me to clear
all the form fields in a form template after I'm done testing the fields.

I could swear there was a way to do this in 2003.

I don't want to have to delete any test text manually, and possibly also
delete the field in the process.

Does anyone know where the option is now?

Thanks!

In some versions, the form fields were reset when you protected/unprotected.
It seems as if the default behavior in Word 2007 is not to reset the fields.
But you can do this manually: Unprotect the document. Then press Ctrl+A (to
select all) and press F9 to update fields.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tammy" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I apologize if I chose the wrong group, but there doesn't seem to be a
> specific group for my question.
>
> I have looked in Help, but cannot find the option that allows me to clear
> all the form fields in a form template after I'm done testing the fields.
>
> I could swear there was a way to do this in 2003.
>
> I don't want to have to delete any test text manually, and possibly also
> delete the field in the process.
>
> Does anyone know where the option is now?
>
> Thanks!

Thanks so much, Stefan! Works great!

Tammy

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> In some versions, the form fields were reset when you protected/unprotected.
> It seems as if the default behavior in Word 2007 is not to reset the fields.
> But you can do this manually: Unprotect the document. Then press Ctrl+A (to
> select all) and press F9 to update fields.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
> "Tammy" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I apologize if I chose the wrong group, but there doesn't seem to be a
> > specific group for my question.
> >
> > I have looked in Help, but cannot find the option that allows me to clear
> > all the form fields in a form template after I'm done testing the fields.
> >
> > I could swear there was a way to do this in 2003.
> >
> > I don't want to have to delete any test text manually, and possibly also
> > delete the field in the process.
> >
> > Does anyone know where the option is now?
> >
> > Thanks!

I'm glad I could help--and thank you for the feedback.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tammy" wrote:

> Thanks so much, Stefan! Works great!
>
> Tammy
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
> > In some versions, the form fields were reset when you protected/unprotected.
> > It seems as if the default behavior in Word 2007 is not to reset the fields.
> > But you can do this manually: Unprotect the document. Then press Ctrl+A (to
> > select all) and press F9 to update fields.
> >
> > --
> > Stefan Blom
> > Microsoft Word MVP
> >
> >
> > "Tammy" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I apologize if I chose the wrong group, but there doesn't seem to be a
> > > specific group for my question.
> > >
> > > I have looked in Help, but cannot find the option that allows me to clear
> > > all the form fields in a form template after I'm done testing the fields.
> > >
> > > I could swear there was a way to do this in 2003.
> > >
> > > I don't want to have to delete any test text manually, and possibly also
> > > delete the field in the process.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know where the option is now?
> > >
> > > Thanks!

Hi Stefan;

this function is great. I can reset all the fields by clicking the Ctrl A &
F9 button after I unprotect the file. All the default text and the first line
of the drop down list still stays after I did the steps above, It's really
great!

Is there a way for us to do that when the form is being protected? Please
advice.
thanks in advance
"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> In some versions, the form fields were reset when you protected/unprotected.
> It seems as if the default behavior in Word 2007 is not to reset the fields.
> But you can do this manually: Unprotect the document. Then press Ctrl+A (to
> select all) and press F9 to update fields.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
> "Tammy" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I apologize if I chose the wrong group, but there doesn't seem to be a
> > specific group for my question.
> >
> > I have looked in Help, but cannot find the option that allows me to clear
> > all the form fields in a form template after I'm done testing the fields.
> >
> > I could swear there was a way to do this in 2003.
> >
> > I don't want to have to delete any test text manually, and possibly also
> > delete the field in the process.
> >
> > Does anyone know where the option is now?
> >
> > Thanks!

Use a macro to re-apply the protection

ActiveDocument.Protect wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset = False

--
Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"ah" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsCE7B1D0-3E3B-4EF2-B108-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Stefan;
>
> this function is great. I can reset all the fields by clicking the Ctrl A
> &
> F9 button after I unprotect the file. All the default text and the first
> line
> of the drop down list still stays after I did the steps above, It's really
> great!
>
> Is there a way for us to do that when the form is being protected? Please
> advice.
> thanks in advance
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> In some versions, the form fields were reset when you
>> protected/unprotected.
>> It seems as if the default behavior in Word 2007 is not to reset the
>> fields.
>> But you can do this manually: Unprotect the document. Then press Ctrl+A
>> (to
>> select all) and press F9 to update fields.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>> "Tammy" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I apologize if I chose the wrong group, but there doesn't seem to be a
>> > specific group for my question.
>> >
>> > I have looked in Help, but cannot find the option that allows me to
>> > clear
>> > all the form fields in a form template after I'm done testing the
>> > fields.
>> >
>> > I could swear there was a way to do this in 2003.
>> >
>> > I don't want to have to delete any test text manually, and possibly
>> > also
>> > delete the field in the process.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know where the option is now?
>> >
>> > Thanks!