IT Queries: Computer problems answered

I have a problem using the Drop Down Form Field in Microsoft Word. After I input the required data and lock it in, the whole form is locked. No further input is allowed anywhere on the form.

I go to “VIEW”, “TOOLBARS”, “FORMS”, a small toolbar is displayed; I then select the third option from the left “DROPDOWN FORM FIELD”. After the required data is input I then click on the lock symbol. It all looked great until I tried to do further input outside the area of the drop down form field.

The problem is your document is locking, this is to protect the form from being altered by users filling it in.

To unprotect the document, you need to click the Tools menu and Protect Document. Under editing restrictions you can turn off the protection.

The protection is a good idea if you are going to use forms for people to fill in. You can get around the problem of not being able to enter any more information by breaking the documents into sections.

To do this, click Insert, Break and insert a section. You can insert as many sections as necessary and apply document protection only to those sections.

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