Forms in Word

[Guest]

Does anyone in this group have knowledge of security in Word forms? I need to
be able to fill out a form on my end, e-mail it out to other users but I do
not want them to see my dropdowns etc. because they contain sensitive data
for other customers.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

What do you want the recipients to do with what they get from you?

Which version of Word? For you? For your recipients?

You can disable or lock certain form fields, you can change it into a
non-form document, in Word or a pdf (with separate software).

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm.

Hope this helps,
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide




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[Jay Freedman]

Does anyone in this group have knowledge of security in Word forms? I need to
be able to fill out a form on my end, e-mail it out to other users but I do
not want them to see my dropdowns etc. because they contain sensitive data
for other customers.

Forget it. Security in Word forms is so laughable that it's
practically an oxymoron. If a document leaves your hands with
sensitive information in it, you've lost control of it.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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