Making mail merge work with protected cells/data

[Candace]

I have a mail merge document that includes a table. I would like to protect
some of the cells in the table so that users cannot edit them. The "Protect
Document" options in Word are not available (grey-out) for merge documents.
How can I work around this issue to protect specific cells in my table?

 

[Doug Robbins]

In Word, you cannot protect individual cells in a table. Protection is
applied at Section level. Look at it from another point of view - what do
you want the user to be able to do? See if there is someway of achieving
that.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Candace]

I would like the users to be able to tab through specific cells in the table
and enter figures. Form fields would have been ideal, but I cannot use form
fields with a mail merge document. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how
I can accomplish this goal?