Losing Data in Protected Forms

[bnc123]

I have created a form in Word XP with some text fields and some check boxes etc. Now, I can only operate the document as a form after protecting it for forms.

Say for some reason, after filling in part of the data, I need to unprotect the form. When I re-protect it, I lose all the data that is already filled-in (all fields become blank).

Is there any way of keeping the data intact if I have to unprotect the document and re-protect it?

 

[ilses]

You'll need a macro to do that:

Sub ReprotectFields()

If ActiveDocument.ProtectionType = wdNoProtection Then
ActiveDocument.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, _
NoReset:=True
End If

End Sub

Assign a shortcut for ease of use.

Ilse

 

[bnc123]

OK I have created the macro. When do I use it? After entering every field or just before re-protecting the document? I have tried it in a few different ways and it does not work.

Can you please give me some detailed instructions? Thanks.