How can I use Spelling checker within a protected Word form?

[Martin]

We have created a set of Word forms that are protected. Our users wish to
have the spellchecker available while they are typing as in normal use. Is
this possible? I have seen some Macros, but the seem over comlicated. Is
there a generic Macro or other solution that can resolve this issue?

Regards Martin

 

[Jay Freedman]

We have created a set of Word forms that are protected. Our users
wish to have the spellchecker available while they are typing as in
normal use. Is this possible? I have seen some Macros, but the seem
over comlicated. Is there a generic Macro or other solution that can
resolve this issue?

Regards Martin

Hi Martin,

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SpellcheckProtectDoc.htm. The macro
there is indeed complicated, but it's almost all necessary. There are some
bits that can be left out if it will never be run on Word 97.

In any case, the hard work has already been done, and all you need to do is
cut & paste the code. There's certainly nothing complicated about using the
macro.

 

[Martin]

Thank you very much, the code works when I run the macro, but is there a
way of auto-running it as you type, just as in the normal spellchecker?

Cheers

 

[Jay Freedman]

Thank you very much, the code works when I run the macro, but is
there a way of auto-running it as you type, just as in the normal
spellchecker?

Cheers

Hi Martin,

Sorry, no. The macro has to unprotect the document in order to check the
spelling, and then reprotect. If it had to check continuously, the document
would have to be unprotected all the time, and then the form fields wouldn't
work.