Unlock form

[wmbb]

I need to edit a form from another person.
How do I unlock the form so I can edit formfields ?

Application WORD 2007

 

[SkipVought]

Enter the password.

Skip,

_{Just traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!}

 

[wmbb]

There is no way to work around ?

The designer of the form doesn't work here anymore and I'm afraid he is not willing to help the firm anymore.

I think I will start over again and create a new form.

 

[kjv1611]

One thing's for sure. Use this as an opportunity to learn from. Document everything - document your code, save the password somewhere - in a corporate environment, no one person should know the only password for anything, in case that person ever leaves - voluntarily or not.

Otherwise, you'd have to look for some work arounds like you were asking about. I'd imagine there may be a way, though I've never tried for a Word form. You could try looking around at VBA options... if there are any, Google will be your friend (at least for now).

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[fumei]

There are no legitimate VBA options to unprotect a protected document for forms. I agree with kjv, hopefully use this as a corporate lesson. ANY corporate file should require a corporate storage of passwords, separately stored.

While there are "crack" solutions for breaking passwords to access a Word file, this is different from the password for protecting a file for forms. There may indeed be crack solutions out there for this as, essentially. it is the same problem. These solutions basically use a brute force method.

I would agree with your thought of re-creating the file.

Gerry

 

[wmbb]

Thank you all for your information.
I'm busy to create a new form with additional options, but it would have been nice if I could use the setup that already was available.
But now I can design it the way I like.

CU

 

[fumei]

But now I can design it the way I like."

Which, potentially, will be better. Remember to store any passwords in a separate location.

Gerry

 

[wmbb]

I will protect the form but I don't use passwords.
Normally I make the files as a template, read-only and a copy on my own drive.

This should be enough for adults.

 

[combo]

I don't know if MS changed protection in word 2007, but the security it a shame in earlier word versions. Just try to save your document as web page, save another document with locked form (no password) and compare both in notepad.

combo

 

[TonyJollans]

Well, security has changed in 2007, and protection for forms also changed in 2007 SP2. Protection for Forms is still trivial, though, and not even Microsoft claim it to be a security feature.

As for comparing Word Documents in Notepad, I'm not sure what you are suggesting there.

Enjoy,
Tony

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[combo]

Tony,
I meant:
- save word document in 'htm' format (as web page),
- open saved 'htm' file in notepad.

combo