Data entered into form fields not saved

[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

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

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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