Data entered into form fields not saved

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Jack

Hi everyone,

I have a Word document with several form fields. Whenever
I put data in the form fields and then save and exit the
document, when I re-open it, the form fields are blank
again. I need to use form fields as opposed to just
typing because several of the forms are compiled into a
master document after they are populated.

How can I get the form fields to save a value entered into
them, or do they always reset themselves when you close
and then reopen?

Thanks for any help,
Jack
 
No, they do not reset themselves when the document is saved, closed and
re-opened. Are you turning off the document protection and then turning it
back on again. That will reset the formfields unless you use a macro to do
it with the following command

ActiveDocument.Protect wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset

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