Protect an individual cell to allow funtionality of form fields

[StrugglingOfficeUser]

I've got an interesting situation... I'm trying to create a form that allows
the user a good amount of editing ability, but also with many drop-down and
fill in form fields.

The first section of the document is a "true" form, and allows only the
filling in of form fields.

The second section is a table in which I would like to allow the user to
delete several rows, while maintaining the functionality of drop-down fields
in the 2nd and 3rd columns if the user decides to keep the section. Here's
an example:

|Building Coverage***********************************|
*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|
*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|
|Auto Coverage*************************************|
*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|
|Liability Coverage***********************************|
*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|
*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|

In this example, I'd like the user to be able to delete the entire "Auto
coverage" section (two rows), but if they decided to keep it, I would want
the text form field and drop down fields to still work.

Not sure if this is possible, or if a macro would be a better solution to
the problem.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I think a macro is the _only_ solution to your requirements. The minimum
area of a document that can be protected or unprotected is a section, and
it's impossible to insert a section break within a table -- not even between
rows, and certainly not between columns.

The macro would have to unprotect the document, or at least the section
containing the table; delete the rows; and reprotect the document or
section. You could provide a toolbar button or a MacroButton field to start
the macro.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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I've got an interesting situation... I'm trying to create a form that
allows the user a good amount of editing ability, but also with many
drop-down and fill in form fields.

The first section of the document is a "true" form, and allows only
the filling in of form fields.

The second section is a table in which I would like to allow the user
to delete several rows, while maintaining the functionality of
drop-down fields in the 2nd and 3rd columns if the user decides to
keep the section. Here's an example:

Building Coverage***********************************|

*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|
*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|

Auto Coverage*************************************|

*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|

Liability Coverage***********************************|

*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|
*************|**[Text Form Field]**|**[Drop-Down Field]**|

In this example, I'd like the user to be able to delete the entire
"Auto coverage" section (two rows), but if they decided to keep it, I
would want the text form field and drop down fields to still work.

Not sure if this is possible, or if a macro would be a better
solution to the problem.