Word Content Controls Restricted Document Fill in forms

[Plaskdex]

I have a word (2007) document that i need to restrict to fill in forms due to
the need of Checkboxes.

When i do restrict the document and try to edit the text in my Content
Controls (Plain Text) i cannot start writing or editing it at all unless i
step into it with my arrowkeys. If i do this once in any content control the
rest starts working and i can start clicking on them and it allows me to edit
it.

My dropdownlist(wordname?) works fine though.

Anyone have a clue bout how to solve this? or whats the problem?

/Thanks in regards
/Eric

 

[Janine]

Hi Plaskdex

I have the same problem in Word 2010 - one has to step into the CC.

Did you try grouping the controls?

I can quote an MVP who says "Content controls are Microsoft's unfinished
symphony" - no help at all (is what I thought) but it does make an obvious
point.

Janine

 

[Jay Freedman]

To solve Plaskdex's problem, I suggest using Greg Maxey's add-in
(http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Custom_CC_Checkboxes.htm) to get
pseudo-checkboxes in content controls. That will allow using grouping
instead of forms protection -- because content controls plus forms
protection in the same document is a deadly combination.

In Word 2010 there are finally real checkbox content controls, so you
don't need the add-in code. Unfortunately, those controls work *only*
in 2010; if someone opens the document in 2007 the checkboxes don't
work, and if they save the document and you bring it back to 2010 the
checkboxes are dead.

Maybe in another release or three the content controls will be a
complete replacement for legacy form fields.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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