Protecting a fillable form

[SFisher]

I have two fillable forms that I created in Word 97-2003 and password
protected. We upgraded to Word 2007 this summer and I now have some changes
that need to be made. I am able to unprotect the documents and make the
changes but can no longer protect the document.

Do you have any suggestions?

 

[Lene Fredborg]

Forms created in earlier Word versions still work in Word 2007. Is the
problem that you cannot find the protection functionality? In that case:

1. You need to display the Developer tab. If it is not visible, select
Office button > Word Options > Popular category > turn on “Show Developer tab
in the Ribbonâ€.

2. On the Developer tab, click Protect Document. Now you will se the pane
known from Word 2003, where you can define how to protect the form.

If the above is in place and if you the problem is that the “Yes, Start
Enforcing Protection†button is disabled, the reason is most likely that
Design Mode is turned on (also on the Developer tab). In that case, turn it
of.

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DocTools - Denmark
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[Graham Mayor]

You may find http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Classic Form Controls.htm useful
when working on forms in 2007.

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[owzatagain]

HOw did you manage to unprotect them? I'm trying to unprotect them, but it
will not let me. These forms were created in Word 97-2003, with the text
boxes. I can type in the text boxes, but nowhere else. I've checked the
Protect menu, and Word 2007 says they are not protected.
When I still had Word 97-2003, I could open the file in that, they would
show up as protected, then unprotect them in that, save it, and then they
were unprotected in Word '07, but I don't have that option anymore.

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/Remove_Password.htm

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[owzatagain]

I don't think these forms have a password. They are from NC Schools website,
EC department (http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/policy/forms/statewide/).
When I open them in using Word XP, and unprotect them, it does not ask for a
password, it's just a matter of turning of the document protection.
I've tried doing the same in Word 2007, but it doesn't seem to work. I
tried the other suggestion in the developer toolbar, the Design Toolbar, bu
that is greyed out (turned off?).
Owzatagain

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Although there are other approaches, the simplest thing to do (because the
Protect/Unprotect Form button was omitted from the Legacy Forms palette) is
to put that padlock button on your QAT. Find it under Office Button | Word
Options | Customize | All Commands: Lock.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org