Need to save forms as an editable document

[Guest]

I have prepared forms for keeping records, and the forms have a lot of drop
down menu items for speed and convenience. There are also some text fields,
and non-editable text (when the document is protected).

Is there a way to fill out the fields as a protected document (since filling
out the fields cannot be done unless the document is protected) and then
print out or save as a document that can be edited / polished?

For instance, I may have the following:

Child is 2 years old with the diagnosis of: ear infection.

In this example, the number "2" would be chosen from a drop down menu with
numbers from 0 to 18, and the "ear infection" would be an exitable text box.
The other words would be noneditable text.

Is there any way to save this document in a format that would eventually
allow me to edit the entire sentence as needed (e.g., as an RTF docuemnt that
no longer has the fields)?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What happens if you select the document and press Ctrl+Shift+F9?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Absolutely nothing happens. I opened the document in MS Word and hit that key
combination with no response or activity. I clicked on/selected the file (in
its parent folder) and hit the key combination with no response or activity.
What should have happened?

drtomrug

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Try Ctrl+A (Select All, which is what I meant by "select the document"),
then Ctrl+Shift+9. Ctrl+Shift+F9 unlinks fields (including form fields, I
would expect).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Thank you...