How do I allow a user to insert signature into a protected form?

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Greg

I'm creating a simple protected form that is a series of text fields and
check boxes in Word 2007. Does anyone know the easiest way to do this?

Thanks,
Greg
 
What sort of signature are you looking to insert? You could add a Text box
so that they type their name, but I'm betting that you are looking for more
than this. Can you provide further information?
 
If your users are known in advance you could setup a dropdown field with
their names and call the signature files based on the result. The principle
is that at http://www.gmayor.com/SelectFile.htm, which can be used with
IncludePicture or Autotext fields instead.

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Sorry, I should've provided more detail.

I need the user to insert an image file of their hand-written signature.
Unfortunately I don't know the end users, so it can't be solved by using a
drop down menu.

Other ideas?

Thanks,
Greg
 
In that case you will have to leave an unprotected section in which users
can insert the image of choice.

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Insert a section break before the space where the image will go. (and one
after it if not at the end).
From the developer tab > Protect document > restrict Formatting & Editing >
Editing Restrictions > Filling In Forms > Select sections > Check all but
the section to be unprotected. > Start Enforcing Protection.
For creating forms in 2007 see also
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Classic Form Controls.htm

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My web site www.gmayor.com

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Thanks a ton! That worked. One final question related to this solution is
whether it's possible to make a section break that doesn't cause a line break.

Greg
 
If you put it after a paragraph mark, you should be able to delete the extra
paragraph mark without deleting the break. Display by clicking ¶ on the home
tab (or CTRL+*)

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I couldn't get that to work for my purposes because I want to put text on the
same line, after the section break. But I found a work-around in case there's
no way to put text on a line after a section break.

Thanks again for all the help!
Greg
 
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