Unlocking a Word document

[Marcy O''Brien]

I've searched EVERYWHERE including in Help and cannot find
the forms controls. I have a document that was created in Word 2003 that has
form fields that are locked. I need to unlock the form so I can make
changes, but the command has been hidden.

Can anyone tell me how to unlock a Word 2003 document has form fields that
has been converted to Word 2007.

 

[Stefan Blom]

First, display the Developer tab in the ribbon: Click the Office button, and
then click Word Options. In the Popular category, check the "Show Developer
tab in the Ribbon" option. Click OK.

Then, turn off document protection: Click the Developer tab. Click Protect
Document, and then click Restrict Formatting and Editing. Word displays a
task pane. Click the Stop Protection button. If prompted for a password, type
it and then click OK.

Now, you can edit the form as in previous versions of Word. To add form
fields, click the Legacy Tools button (in the Controls group), and then
choose from the options listed under "Legacy Forms." To edit the properties
of a form field, just double-click it, as in earlier versions of Word.

When you want to reprotect the form, click the Yes, Start Enforcing
Protection button on the task pane.