Hi DrDtMM,



Protected - whilst in Design Mode? Not with forms protection, I suspect. Did you perhaps set the 'Password to Modify' (see under File|Save As > Tools > General Options)?

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

When I finished modifying the form and was ready to test using it, I exited design mode, protected the file with forms protection (which is how one would want to distribute the form) and saved it. Unfortunately, when I opened the file again, it was protected, but in design mode. So I, the developer, couldn't even turn protection off at that point. Fortunately I had a back-up copy of the form. As it stands now, unless I find a better work-around, I'm going to have to distribute the form file unprotected with instructions to the recipient on how to exit from design mode. This is unfortunate since most Word users have never heard of design mode. My instructions include a rendering of the design mode ikon (attached hereto) to help the recipient find it because it may be almost anywhere on their screen, if it is there at all.

Dan Diamond

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