Shortcut keys in a protected document

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Hi,

I have some symbols in a word template that are inserted into my documents
with shortcut keys. The template works on all of my documents except for
one. That document is a form and a protected document. The shortcut keys work
when the form is unprotected. Once the document is protected so we can use it
as a form the shortcut key do not work. Is there a setting in Word to allow
the use of shortcut keys in a protected document?

Thanks

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?RVI=?=,

I have some symbols in a word template that are inserted into my documents
with shortcut keys. The template works on all of my documents except for
one. That document is a form and a protected document. The shortcut keys work
when the form is unprotected. Once the document is protected so we can use it
as a form the shortcut key do not work. Is there a setting in Word to allow
the use of shortcut keys in a protected document?

No... It's actually not the shortcut key, but the Insert/Symbol command that's
disabled when the focus is in a form field. You'd need to use a macro that
- disables document protection
- inserts the symbol
- re-enables protection without losing formfield input

Record inserting each symbol in a macro. Then edit the macro to add the lines to
unprotect/protect the document. You'll find the basic code for that on this page
in a couple of the examples.

http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/FormFram.htm

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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