Editing Password protected form fields in Word 2007
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From: Veera on 15 Feb 2010 14:19 We have created a Word document with a legacy text form field. We inserted a word date field and protected the document allowing Filling in Forms. After protecting the document when we try going to the form field and clicking on back space to delete the entry we get "This is not a valid selection" message box. We have existing word documents in 2003 with similar form fields. We were able to delete the entries and add new data. After converting the documents to 2007 or create new documents in 2007 and try to delete the entries we get the above error.
From: macropod on 15 Feb 2010 18:40 Hi Veera, You mention a Word date field. These are not formfields and are not editable in a Section protected for forms in any version of Word. Any formfields into which data can be input after protection has been applied should remain editable unless there's an on-exit macro attached to the formfield to change it's editing restrictions. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Veera" <Veera(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC5468E6-394F-4DB4-94B3-E3E149330D86(a)microsoft.com... > We have created a Word document with a legacy text form field. We inserted a > word date field and protected the document allowing Filling in Forms. After > protecting the document when we try going to the form field and clicking on > back space to delete the entry we get "This is not a valid selection" message > box. > > We have existing word documents in 2003 with similar form fields. We were > able to delete the entries and add new data. After converting the documents > to 2007 or create new documents in 2007 and try to delete the entries we get > the above error. >
From: Veera on 16 Feb 2010 11:40 Hi Macropad, Just for testing we used Date field. In the actual template we have merge fields which when accessed thru' the application we have, will be populated with actual values. The user then should be able to modify the values populated with their own values. When they trying remove the populated value is when they are getting the error. "macropod" wrote: > Hi Veera, > > You mention a Word date field. These are not formfields and are not editable in a Section protected for forms in any version of > Word. > > Any formfields into which data can be input after protection has been applied should remain editable unless there's an on-exit macro > attached to the formfield to change it's editing restrictions. > > -- > Cheers > macropod > [Microsoft MVP - Word] > > > "Veera" <Veera(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC5468E6-394F-4DB4-94B3-E3E149330D86(a)microsoft.com... > > We have created a Word document with a legacy text form field. We inserted a > > word date field and protected the document allowing Filling in Forms. After > > protecting the document when we try going to the form field and clicking on > > back space to delete the entry we get "This is not a valid selection" message > > box. > > > > We have existing word documents in 2003 with similar form fields. We were > > able to delete the entries and add new data. After converting the documents > > to 2007 or create new documents in 2007 and try to delete the entries we get > > the above error. > > > > . >
From: macropod on 16 Feb 2010 15:54 Hi Veera, This is getting confusing! Now you're introducing mergefields. Mergefields are not formfields and neither are they Date fields. Please be clear about what kind of fields you're working with and what kind of document they're in. Are you working with a: 1. document containing formfields, that has forms protection applied; 2. mailmerge main document; 3. mailmerge output file; or 4. standard Word document with no formfields or mergefields, but perhaps other fields (eg Date)? If it's: .. 1, does the document also have fields that are not formfields (eg Date fields, but not mergefields)? .. 2 or 3, does the document also have formfields or fields that are not formfields (eg Date fields)? If it's 1, 2 or 3 and the document also has fields that are not formfields, what kinds of fields are they and are those fields in a protected Section of the document? If it's 2 or 3 and the document also has formfields, what kinds of formfields are they? Note: the addition of the 'mergeformat' switch, which Word sometimes adds to a field, does not make the field a mergefield. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Veera" <Veera(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1E006A97-B011-42C1-925F-CACF679E1B68(a)microsoft.com... > Hi Macropad, > > Just for testing we used Date field. In the actual template we have merge > fields which when accessed thru' the application we have, will be populated > with actual values. The user then should be able to modify the values > populated with their own values. When they trying remove the populated value > is when they are getting the error. > > "macropod" wrote: > >> Hi Veera, >> >> You mention a Word date field. These are not formfields and are not editable in a Section protected for forms in any version of >> Word. >> >> Any formfields into which data can be input after protection has been applied should remain editable unless there's an on-exit >> macro >> attached to the formfield to change it's editing restrictions. >> >> -- >> Cheers >> macropod >> [Microsoft MVP - Word] >> >> >> "Veera" <Veera(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC5468E6-394F-4DB4-94B3-E3E149330D86(a)microsoft.com... >> > We have created a Word document with a legacy text form field. We inserted a >> > word date field and protected the document allowing Filling in Forms. After >> > protecting the document when we try going to the form field and clicking on >> > back space to delete the entry we get "This is not a valid selection" message >> > box. >> > >> > We have existing word documents in 2003 with similar form fields. We were >> > able to delete the entries and add new data. After converting the documents >> > to 2007 or create new documents in 2007 and try to delete the entries we get >> > the above error. >> > >> >> . >>
From: Veera on 16 Feb 2010 17:54 Hi Macropad, Sorry for the confusion. We have documents that contains "Text Form Field". Inside these text form fields we add MERGEFIELD (programatically in Java using JACOB). The document is protected allowing only editing form fields. As part of another Java program we open the document created above and set the values for the MERGEFIELD. The users can either use the values populated or remove and add their own values. This we were able to do in 2003. In Word 2007 we are not able to delete the value populated and enter our another value. It gives "This is not a valid selection" message. Hope I am clear now. "macropod" wrote: > Hi Veera, > > This is getting confusing! > > Now you're introducing mergefields. Mergefields are not formfields and neither are they Date fields. Please be clear about what kind > of fields you're working with and what kind of document they're in. > > Are you working with a: > 1. document containing formfields, that has forms protection applied; > 2. mailmerge main document; > 3. mailmerge output file; or > 4. standard Word document with no formfields or mergefields, but perhaps other fields (eg Date)? > If it's: > .. 1, does the document also have fields that are not formfields (eg Date fields, but not mergefields)? > .. 2 or 3, does the document also have formfields or fields that are not formfields (eg Date fields)? > If it's 1, 2 or 3 and the document also has fields that are not formfields, what kinds of fields are they and are those fields in a > protected Section of the document? > If it's 2 or 3 and the document also has formfields, what kinds of formfields are they? > > Note: the addition of the 'mergeformat' switch, which Word sometimes adds to a field, does not make the field a mergefield. > > > -- > Cheers > macropod > [Microsoft MVP - Word] > > > "Veera" <Veera(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1E006A97-B011-42C1-925F-CACF679E1B68(a)microsoft.com... > > Hi Macropad, > > > > Just for testing we used Date field. In the actual template we have merge > > fields which when accessed thru' the application we have, will be populated > > with actual values. The user then should be able to modify the values > > populated with their own values. When they trying remove the populated value > > is when they are getting the error. > > > > "macropod" wrote: > > > >> Hi Veera, > >> > >> You mention a Word date field. These are not formfields and are not editable in a Section protected for forms in any version of > >> Word. > >> > >> Any formfields into which data can be input after protection has been applied should remain editable unless there's an on-exit > >> macro > >> attached to the formfield to change it's editing restrictions. > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers > >> macropod > >> [Microsoft MVP - Word] > >> > >> > >> "Veera" <Veera(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC5468E6-394F-4DB4-94B3-E3E149330D86(a)microsoft.com... > >> > We have created a Word document with a legacy text form field. We inserted a > >> > word date field and protected the document allowing Filling in Forms. After > >> > protecting the document when we try going to the form field and clicking on > >> > back space to delete the entry we get "This is not a valid selection" message > >> > box. > >> > > >> > We have existing word documents in 2003 with similar form fields. We were > >> > able to delete the entries and add new data. After converting the documents > >> > to 2007 or create new documents in 2007 and try to delete the entries we get > >> > the above error. > >> > > >> > >> . > >> > > . >
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