Why does the form unprotect itself when I close and reopen?

[Guest]

I have my form set up. Several different ways in fact. I have the form
split into sections and the required sections protected. I protect the
document, save it and close out. When I reopen the document or email it to
anyone else to launch, it always opens in design mode. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have my form set up. Several different ways in fact. I have the form
split into sections and the required sections protected. I protect the
document, save it and close out. When I reopen the document or email it to
anyone else to launch, it always opens in design mode. What am I doing wrong?

Did you use any items from the Control Toolbox toolbar? If so, and if
you (or the email recipient) have the level in Tools > Macro >
Security set to "High", then the document will always open in design
mode. That's because those controls (which are ActiveX, intended
mostly for use in web pages) trigger the macro security mechanism, and
the High setting automatically disables the controls.

Either set the security level to "Medium" and enable macros when
prompted, or get rid of the ActiveX controls and use only Forms
toolbar items. Since you can't control what other people set their
security levels to, the second choice is better.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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