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From: HBForsyth on 2 Apr 2010 09:46
I already tried this. I went tot he protect section and it is set to
"unrestricted access", so that is why I can't seem to figure out what to do
next. What am I missing?

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

> You will need to unprotect the document to do that. If the Developer tab of
> the ribbon is not already visible, click on the Office Button and then on
> Word Options and then on Popular and check the box for "Show Developer tab
> in the Ribbon". That tab contains a Protect Document section.
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
>
> "HBForsyth" <HBForsyth(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0032AC1A-00FB-4433-8D44-1861184A5C90(a)microsoft.com...
> > My IT department recently upgraded me to Office 2007. Much of it I
> > absolutely love. But it is taking some getting used to. Here is my
> > issue.
> > I created many forms for my department at work in Word 2003 with form
> > fields.
> > Now, when I open them I cannot access many of the functions on the
> > "ribbon"
> > such as "Font", "Paragraph" etc. I have done quite a bit of searching
> > through forums online and not been able to solve the issue. I have found
> > the
> > "Protect" tab and set it to unrestricted, but I'm at a loss at this point
> > and
> > completely frustrated. I do plan on going through some of the online
> > tutorials, but for now would appreciate any help I can get.
> >
> > Thanks so much!
>
> .
>
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 2 Apr 2010 11:48
Different kind of protection. You have to click on Restrict Formatting and
Editing to get the old-style Protect Document pane and click Stop
Protection.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"HBForsyth" <HBForsyth(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8F927D45-ED67-4CD2-8CFB-0B02B82EA6B2(a)microsoft.com...
>I already tried this. I went tot he protect section and it is set to
> "unrestricted access", so that is why I can't seem to figure out what to
> do
> next. What am I missing?
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>
>> You will need to unprotect the document to do that. If the Developer tab
>> of
>> the ribbon is not already visible, click on the Office Button and then on
>> Word Options and then on Popular and check the box for "Show Developer
>> tab
>> in the Ribbon". That tab contains a Protect Document section.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> services on a paid consulting basis.
>>
>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
>>
>> "HBForsyth" <HBForsyth(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0032AC1A-00FB-4433-8D44-1861184A5C90(a)microsoft.com...
>> > My IT department recently upgraded me to Office 2007. Much of it I
>> > absolutely love. But it is taking some getting used to. Here is my
>> > issue.
>> > I created many forms for my department at work in Word 2003 with form
>> > fields.
>> > Now, when I open them I cannot access many of the functions on the
>> > "ribbon"
>> > such as "Font", "Paragraph" etc. I have done quite a bit of searching
>> > through forums online and not been able to solve the issue. I have
>> > found
>> > the
>> > "Protect" tab and set it to unrestricted, but I'm at a loss at this
>> > point
>> > and
>> > completely frustrated. I do plan on going through some of the online
>> > tutorials, but for now would appreciate any help I can get.
>> >
>> > Thanks so much!
>>
>> .
>>
>

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