Document Protection: How can we switch off highlighting by default

[Guest]

Word 2003: Is there a way using VBA to switch off the highlighting that
displays the editable regions of a document ? Shouldn't there be an option
to toggle this on/off in the Tools|Options|View menu (in the same way as for
normal highlighting)?

 

[Graham Mayor]

There is - Tools > options > view > field shading.

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[Guest]

Thanks Graham, but the field shading option works for 'normal'
grey-highlighted fields but not for the pale yellow highlight that comes on
with document protection

 

[Graham Mayor]

That shading option is toggled by the shading command on the forms toolbar

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[Guest]

Yes, but I cannot find a way of being able to switch off this shading option
programmatically (via a macro in AutoOpen for example). It is not possible to
record the action in a macro and I can't see anything in VBA that'll do it.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Steve,

This is the magic statement:

ActiveWindow.View.ShadeEditableRanges = False

or, if the document you want isn't active at the time, use the
appropriate Window object variable instead of ActiveWindow.

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[Guest]

Perfect! I owe you a coffee. Thank you. Steve.

Hi Steve,

This is the magic statement:

ActiveWindow.View.ShadeEditableRanges = False

or, if the document you want isn't active at the time, use the
appropriate Window object variable instead of ActiveWindow.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Jay Freedman]

Ahh, my drink of choice! Just pour it into your modem, I'll catch it
when it comes out.

Jay

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Jason,

You can't put a bare line of code like that into ThisDocument or anywhere
else. It has to be inside a procedure (a subroutine or function). Exactly
which procedure to use depends on when you want it to run.

Assuming you want this line of code to run whenever you open a document
based on a particular template, you have two choices
(http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DocumentEvents.htm):

- In the ThisDocument area of the template, create a Document_Open()
procedure and put the line inside it.

- Insert a module in the template, create an AutoOpen() procedure, and put
the line inside it.

To run the same line when a new document is based on the template, also
create a Document_New() or AutoNew() procedure.

You may also get some helpful info at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/VBABasicsIn15Mins.htm.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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