Protect Document

[Jill]

I am trying to help someone protect a document they are
working on from having changes made to it. However, they
still want the hyperlinks to work when the document has
been protected. Is there a way to proctect a document from
changes and but still be able to click on the hyperlinks
and have them work.

Please help!
Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It sounds as if you are protecting the document for forms. Although there is
a way to get hyperlinks to work in a protected form (see
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/HLinksInForms.htm), you should be
aware that forms protection is very easily defeated. All you have to do is
insert the document into a fresh document (using Insert | File), and the
protection is removed. If you want better protection, you can use "Password
to modify" (but this won't keep users from making a copy) or convert to PDF.

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