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I'm using Word 2007. I've created a form with check boxes using the Legacy tools, but I can't lock/protect the document using the "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection" button because the button is not active (I only see a light grey silhouette of the button).
I've tried everything in the "Protect Document" menu in the Developer ribbon: I don't see the Enforcing button available in either the Restricted or Unrestricted modes.
Why can't I start Enforcing Protection on Filling In Forms?
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If the Design Mode button in the same ribbon tab is turned on, click it to turn it off.
Jay Freedman
MS Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Hi nicky
Did you insert these controls in the main document text, or in something else like a Textbox? Form fields won't work in a text box (or other graphical object), so you can't protect the document because Word can't "see" the form fields (it thinks there aren't any).
Cindy Meister, VSTO/Word MVP