Hello All,

I am trying to create a password protected template with a macro in MS Word 2016, and I'm having a bit of difficulty. I've found methods for this in versions up to Word 2003, but I can't find it for versions after. Suggestions?

What is it you are trying tho protect with the password? The vba code?

I'm trying to keep the entirety of the document static apart from form fields. The macro is a spell checker for the form fields.

So I suppose I'm restricting editing with password protection as opposed to creating 'a password protected template'. And yes, I would still prefer to save the document as a template.

Since you're using formfields, you'll need to apply Word's 'filling in forms' protection, which can take a password. If you do that, your spell-check macro will need access to that so the form can be unprotected for spell-checking purposes. You can add the forms protection password to the code so no-one needs to have access to it to run your spell-check macro. Your VBA project, too, can be password protected so no-one else can open that to view the password used for the forms protection.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]