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Trouble with forms I created in Word 2003
I create form field forms for my department. Recently upgraded to Office
2007. I can't seem to access many things in the "ribbon" in order to unlock the form and/or make any changes, access the header/ footer etc. I have spent hours trying to figure this out and have tried things I have seen in various forums to no avail. Please help! |
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Trouble with forms I created in Word 2003
"HBForsyth" wrote in message ... I create form field forms for my department. Recently upgraded to Office 2007. I can't seem to access many things in the "ribbon" in order to unlock the form and/or make any changes, access the header/ footer etc. I have spent hours trying to figure this out and have tried things I have seen in various forums to no avail. Please help! The protect/unprotect document location is: Review Tab, the rightmost icon on the ribbon. When clicked it opens the exact same dialog as Word 2003 does on the right side of the screen. In 2007 most of the keyboard shortcuts are the same as Word 2003. What other issues are you having. Exact explanation of the problem will help us help you. |
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Trouble with forms I created in Word 2003
To access the Legacy Forms tools, you must enable the Developer tab (Office
Button | Word Options | Popular: Show the Developer tab in the Ribbon). Unfortunately, the Legacy Forms palette has everything *except* the Lock/Unlock button, but you can add this to your QAT through Customize. Meanwhile, you can access the Protect Document pane from the Review tab (also from the Developer tab). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HBForsyth" wrote in message ... I create form field forms for my department. Recently upgraded to Office 2007. I can't seem to access many things in the "ribbon" in order to unlock the form and/or make any changes, access the header/ footer etc. I have spent hours trying to figure this out and have tried things I have seen in various forums to no avail. Please help! |
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Trouble with forms I created in Word 2003
I have been able to find the "protect" action in the review and developer
sections of the ribbon and set them to "unrestricted access"-- and yet I cannot change the font, access the header and footer, change anything at all about the form-- really all I am able to do is type into the form as it is now. This form needs to be updated with new items and changes and this has become so frustrating for me. I am grateful for any help I can get. I also went into "Options" and "Popular" and asked it to show the Developer tab, but I can't much of anything on my "ribbon" it is all "grayed out" with no access. "LVTravel" wrote: "HBForsyth" wrote in message ... I create form field forms for my department. Recently upgraded to Office 2007. I can't seem to access many things in the "ribbon" in order to unlock the form and/or make any changes, access the header/ footer etc. I have spent hours trying to figure this out and have tried things I have seen in various forums to no avail. Please help! The protect/unprotect document location is: Review Tab, the rightmost icon on the ribbon. When clicked it opens the exact same dialog as Word 2003 does on the right side of the screen. In 2007 most of the keyboard shortcuts are the same as Word 2003. What other issues are you having. Exact explanation of the problem will help us help you. . |
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Trouble with forms I created in Word 2003
Thanks for trying to help. I have done this. I can even see the Legacy
Forms palette, but I can't access anything on it. It is all grayed out. I seem to be "locked out" of nearly everything and it is so frustrating. I have even set the Protect Forms to "unrestricted access". There must be something really basic that I am missing. I can't change fonts, access header/ footer-- practically the entire ribbon in any tab. Thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To access the Legacy Forms tools, you must enable the Developer tab (Office Button | Word Options | Popular: Show the Developer tab in the Ribbon). Unfortunately, the Legacy Forms palette has everything *except* the Lock/Unlock button, but you can add this to your QAT through Customize. Meanwhile, you can access the Protect Document pane from the Review tab (also from the Developer tab). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HBForsyth" wrote in message ... I create form field forms for my department. Recently upgraded to Office 2007. I can't seem to access many things in the "ribbon" in order to unlock the form and/or make any changes, access the header/ footer etc. I have spent hours trying to figure this out and have tried things I have seen in various forums to no avail. Please help! . |
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Trouble with forms I created in Word 2003
Unrestricted Access is a different kind of protection. Instead, you must
click on Restrict Formatting and Editing. In the pane that opens, click on Stop Protection. For greater convenience, put the Protect/Unprotect button (padlock icon and called Lock in the All Commands list) on your QAT. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HBForsyth" wrote in message ... Thanks for trying to help. I have done this. I can even see the Legacy Forms palette, but I can't access anything on it. It is all grayed out. I seem to be "locked out" of nearly everything and it is so frustrating. I have even set the Protect Forms to "unrestricted access". There must be something really basic that I am missing. I can't change fonts, access header/ footer-- practically the entire ribbon in any tab. Thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To access the Legacy Forms tools, you must enable the Developer tab (Office Button | Word Options | Popular: Show the Developer tab in the Ribbon). Unfortunately, the Legacy Forms palette has everything *except* the Lock/Unlock button, but you can add this to your QAT through Customize. Meanwhile, you can access the Protect Document pane from the Review tab (also from the Developer tab). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HBForsyth" wrote in message ... I create form field forms for my department. Recently upgraded to Office 2007. I can't seem to access many things in the "ribbon" in order to unlock the form and/or make any changes, access the header/ footer etc. I have spent hours trying to figure this out and have tried things I have seen in various forums to no avail. Please help! . |
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