lock only certain fields

[Kaan]

Hi,

What I'm trying to achieve is the following:

I have a word document which has some form fields and merge fields. I am
using a VBScript to merge data automatically to these merge fields and I'd
like the user to fill in the additional form fields and/or modify the merged
fields. When I lock the form, the form fields could be filled without
problems however the merge fields cannot be modified. If I unlock the form,
the merge fields can be modified but this time the form fields cannot be
filled. Is there a way to achieve both?

Thanks

 

[Charles Kenyon]

MailMerge and FormFields are incompatible. When you perform a mailmerge,
formfields are converted to text. You cannot do a mailmerge on a document
that is protected for forms. You could possibly use a UserForm to gather the
same information and put it in your completed documents, but bookmarks are
also cancelled in a mailmerge.
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Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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