not able to unprotect

[Guest]

I have a form that I have created in word 2000 that I have completed,
protected and am ready to send off. Problem is that once the document is
re-opened the ability to type in my form fields is gone, the ability to
un-protect the sheet is gone, eveything is basically grayed out, so the
person trying to fill out the form can't do anything. I have tried to do a
save as, but the only thing that works is when I have saved the form as a
template, and created a "new" document based off the template... The same
thing happens though once the document has been closed, it shuts all options
down. I have to email this form all over the company, so the users won't
have the form as a template, so that option just won't work. Any ideas?
Help!

 

[Anne Troy]

How did you create the form fields? Could you provide a little detail?
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[Guest]

I created in word, using the toolbar-forms options, in design mode. I have
text boxes and check boxes. I locked the form with the key lock symbol. is
that what you mean?

 

[Guest]

Just in case anyone reads this and has the same problem... I have found the
solution (thanks to reading an old post). The problem is in the control
toolbox buttons that I was using... it triggers something in macros.
Basically, go to tools--macro--security and change to medium. It will prompt
future users to enable macros, if they hit yes the form will work.

 

[Anne Troy]

That's the harder way to create a fill-in form, yes. The easier way, which
doesn't usually require any macros is here:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/create_a_fill-in_form_in_microsoft_word.htm
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~Anne Troy

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