Formatting in unprotected sections of fill-in forms Word 2007

[Chris]

In an unprotected section of a fill-in form, pasted text lacks some
formatting of the original (underlining) and no formatting is available in
the Font section of the Home Ribbon. All text that is typed into the
unprotected section is bold and underlined. How can I gain more control over
the unprotected section? Stopping and restarting protection is not an option
for the users who will be filling out the form. Thanks in advance for your
assistance.

Chris

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Chris,

There seems to be something wrong with your Word environment, your form, or
with the material you're pasting. When I try that in an unprotected section
of a protected form, the Font section of the Home ribbon is fully
operational and the pasted text appears the same as the source (assuming the
default paste format is "Same as source").

Does this occur if you start Word in safe mode? Maybe an add-in is
interfering.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Chris]

Jay--Thanks for the reply. All paste fromatting options are the defaults,
and Safe Mode makes no difference. I should mention that the form is a .doc
not a .docx. The computer is in a networked environment at work and was
installed in October 2008.

The form is one that I inherited and hoped to update rather than starting
from scratch. My plan is to create a new test form to see if I still
encounter the problem. I'll post back with the results.

Regards,

Chris

 

[Chris]

There was no change with the test form. Pasted text did not come through
correctly, and the font section of the Home ribbon was unavailable.

 

[Chris]

SOLVED! Unchecking 'Limit formatting to a selection of styles' seems to have
done the trick. Thanks

 

[Jay Freedman]

Umm, yes, that would do it. Glad you found it!

SOLVED! Unchecking 'Limit formatting to a selection of styles' seems
to have done the trick. Thanks