Convert drop-downs to text

[Ron Torres]

I have developed a rather complex (to me anyway) template
that includes numerous drop-down boxes. When I am
finished with the document (about 9 pages), I want to
supply my client with an electronic copy. However, I
consider my template proprietary and don't wish to give my
clients the document with drop-downs. I want to convert
all the text in all the drop-downs to regular text so the
client will get a clean document with no drop-downs. (I
also don't want the client to be able to modify the
document. I know how to protect the document so that they
can open it and print it when needed, but so that they
can't modify it.) I just don't want the client to receive
the document with all the drop-downs on it. How do I
convert the drop-downs to regular text?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Ron,

If you remove the protection from the form and then select everything and
press Ctrl+Shift+F9, that will unlink the formfields and convert them to
ordinary text.

If you then re-protect the document with a password, you will make it
difficult, though not impossible for the user to modify it.

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benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP