Locking fields

[LAC]

Before sending out a document for review I usually lock the fields so that
the cross-rerences don't automatically update when someone else opens the
document (Control F11). Reviewers would be using track changes so I wouldn't
want to turn this off. I normally have automatically update fields on open,
but even with that turned off I got track changes on a document I had locked.
Is there a trick I am missing?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Are you sure that the fields are actually locked? Verify that the Update
Field command is greyed out on the context (right-click) menu.

If it turns out that you cannot successfully lock the documents, make sure
that the LockFields command is really linked to the Ctrl+F11 shortcut (use
the Customize Keyboard dialog box).

 

[LAC]

Thanks Stefan. I think that actually was the problem. I thought they were
locked but they weren't. I have a narrow keyboard and the function keys work
a little differently.

Many thanks,
Linda

 

[Stefan Blom]

I'm glad you got it sorted!

 

[Cynthia-GLO]

I think I have a similar question as well. I have a form that I have created
in Word and now that I found out in order to make it into a true form you
can't spell check it (after protecting the document to send out) you have to
set up a MACRO and I know nothing about them and could not seem to figure out
how to do it. I was thinking in Excel you can lock a cell from being edited
and I thought you could do the same in Word. But when I try the ctrl F11 it
does nothing and when I right click on the cell nothing in the options tells
me that it is blocked or how to block it. Is there a way that I couild
individual block cells instead of doing the MACRO? Thanks for any help you
could provide.

 

[Graham Mayor]

You can't protect individual cells in a form - and the macro to spell check
has been done for you so you don't need to know much about macros and the
bit you do need to know is covered at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SpellcheckProtectDoc.htm

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[Cynthia-GLO]

Okay. I will review the link and see if I can accomplish it. Thanks again
for your help. I could get your link
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm to work either by clicking on it
or copying it to my web brower.

 

[Graham Mayor]

There is nothing wrong with the link that should prevent you from viewing
the page.

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