Keystroke navigation limited in protected form

[Tara]

I've protected an 11 page document of which only the last
3 pages is a form. When the document is open in protected
mode, the only allowed method of scrolling/navigating
through the pages is to use the scroll bar. Our customers
need to have the option of using keystroke commands for
this (e.g., Page Up/Page Down, arrow keys). Does anyone
have any idea how to force the document to allow this?
Thanks!!!

 

[Greg]

Tara,

Put a section break before page eight and protect the
document for forms section 2 only.

Tools>Protect Document

 

[Tara]

Thanks, Greg... but the reason we want it protected in the
first place is so customers can't modify anything in the
document EXCEPT the answers in the questionnaire, so the
solution below doesn't seem to be an option.

Can you possibly think of any other solution?

Cheers,
tara

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Tara,

I've protected an 11 page document of which only the last
3 pages is a form. When the document is open in protected
mode, the only allowed method of scrolling/navigating
through the pages is to use the scroll bar. Our customers
need to have the option of using keystroke commands for
this (e.g., Page Up/Page Down, arrow keys). Does anyone
have any idea how to force the document to allow this?

The problem comes from the fact that the focus can only be
in an unprotected area, or a form field. Using the keyboard
requires changing the focus (where the cursor lands), which
means it will jump.

What you might consider would be to insert form fields in
frames in the document margin. Format these as "hidden" and
very small so that they really aren't visible. Pressing TAB
or a Page key would then move from field to field, but even
if the user typed something, it wouldn't show?

Your only other recourse would be macro code, assigned to
the keys, that scrolls the page on the screen without
changing the focus.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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