Protecting document after mail merge? Word 2003

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I have tried to make a document that we use for entering infomation on
clients. The document needs a mail merge to a database and that works fine,
but then I need to protect the document so the filling in forms works for
dropdown menu options and check boxes work in the document.

I have tried to protect the document, then mail merge won't work, I have
tried to protect then unprotect and do the merge and then protect it again
and protect won't work. I have tried just merging the document then
protecting it and the protecting won't work.

Anyone with any helpful ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Cindy M.]

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I have tried to make a document that we use for entering infomation on
clients. The document needs a mail merge to a database and that works fine,
but then I need to protect the document so the filling in forms works for
dropdown menu options and check boxes work in the document.

I have tried to protect the document, then mail merge won't work, I have
tried to protect then unprotect and do the merge and then protect it again
and protect won't work. I have tried just merging the document then
protecting it and the protecting won't work.

Are you executing the mail merge to a NEW document? Protection should work in
the NEW document, as long as the template from which it has been created
doesn't have any mail merge stuff in it.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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