making a table in a Word 2003/2007 document non-editable

[a]

I have created a table in a Word 2003 and Word 2007 document. I want the
fields created by the
table to be non-editable by the users

For example, if the table has two columns and four rows like

Column 1 Column 2
Name First Name
this is space where User will enter first name
Last Name
this is space where User will enter last name

Address this is space where User will enter address

Phone number this is space where User will enter phone number

Email address this is space where User will enter email address

How can I ensure fields in Column 1(Name, Address
and Phone number) and fields in Column 2(First Name, Last Name) cannot be
edited/deleted by user?

Is there a way I can do it?

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What you have described is a protected form. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

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

 

[a]

What you have described is a protected form. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and especially

the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

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

Thanks for the reply.

I did the below steps in Word 2007 which nearly solved the issue

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i went to Developer >protect document
in opened menu, i chose the document protection,
-in section 1, I determine that the format is not changeable
-in section 2 i selected the type of protection(Read Only for my purpose)
-in exceptions zone I selected those parts of table that I want end users to
change and then
marked the check box "every one" to allow all to change
-in section 3 i clicked yes and entered password for un-protection once
required and then clicked OK.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

But, when i open the document, the sections which can be edited are
highlighted by square
brackets('[' and ']'). Is there a way I can ensure they don't appear so that
the end user who opens
the document does not wonder what they are?

I want the document to look like a regular Word 2003
or 2007 document on opening, but only allow editing on the selected columns.
Can the square
brackets(demiliting the area which can be edited) be made hidden and if so
how?

I can do to the Developer option in Word 2007, choose restrict permissions
and editing,
then uncheck the box which says "Highlight the regions I can edit" which
makes the square brackets
disappear, but i don't want them to appear when the document is opened.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It would appear that you are using content controls (which will not be
usable in a Word 2003 document) rather than form fields, so, no, I can't
help, as I have no experience with those.

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

What you have described is a protected form. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and
especially

the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

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

Thanks for the reply.

I did the below steps in Word 2007 which nearly solved the issue

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i went to Developer >protect document
in opened menu, i chose the document protection,
-in section 1, I determine that the format is not changeable
-in section 2 i selected the type of protection(Read Only for my purpose)
-in exceptions zone I selected those parts of table that I want end users
to
change and then
marked the check box "every one" to allow all to change
-in section 3 i clicked yes and entered password for un-protection once
required and then clicked OK.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

But, when i open the document, the sections which can be edited are
highlighted by square
brackets('[' and ']'). Is there a way I can ensure they don't appear so
that
the end user who opens
the document does not wonder what they are?

I want the document to look like a regular Word 2003
or 2007 document on opening, but only allow editing on the selected
columns.
Can the square
brackets(demiliting the area which can be edited) be made hidden and if so
how?

I can do to the Developer option in Word 2007, choose restrict permissions
and editing,
then uncheck the box which says "Highlight the regions I can edit" which
makes the square brackets
disappear, but i don't want them to appear when the document is opened.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks