Hey there,


Ive made a document that has fields that need to be filled in by a user but at the end of the document I have 3 pages that require the user to be able to sign the form using the pen tool (stylus). I have tried restricting sections of the form but have not been successful with this.

Anyone know of a way to do this??

Thanks for the help

What kind of fields are you using?

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

The fields are currently ActiveX text and check boxes

You don't need to apply any kind of editing restrictions just to use ActiveX controls. All you need do is exit the Design Mode. Applying the 'Read-only' or 'Filling in Forms' editing restrictions will, however, prevent users editing content where you don't want them to.

The 'Read-only' editing restrictions require you to specify everything a user can edit (e.g. every ActiveX control), which would include the editable portions of the last 3 pages.

The 'Filling in Forms' editing restrictions don't require you to specify everything a user can edit. Your ActiveX controls will remain editable. To designate a portion of the document as editable you need to separate it from the rest of the document by Section breaks before and after (except at the end of the document) the editable range. When applying the 'Filling in Forms' editing restrictions in such a document, a blue 'Select sections' link will appear below the 'Filling in Forms' box. You need to click on that and uncheck the Section #s for the editable sections.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

I understand that activeX doesnt require to be locked to be filled in but I need to lock the form so that the layout isnt changed incase someone beings typing in the wrong area.

My issue with simply locking the entire form is that the pen function doesnt work when the form is protected but i need this function in order for people to sign 3 pages at the end of the form.

Any suggestions to get this all to work?

My previous reply already says how you can restrict editing and allow users to have portions of a document where they can make edits. Since I don't have anything to test the pen-enabled device, I can't test how such devices work in the above scenarios. Have you tried them?

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]