Spell-checking text entered in MS Word forms?

[Lauren]

Spellcheck and other features are disabled when a form is locked.  You can
use document protection and enable users to change only certain areas, but
you won't have your drop-down box.

Why would you have users use the .dot file instead of the new .doc that is
created when the .dot is opened?  Users should use the .doc file.

Lauren


> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus.edu at lists.techwr-l.com 
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus.edu at lists.techwr-l.com] On 
> Behalf Of DonaLuisa
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 12:25 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Spell-checking text entered in MS Word forms?
> 
> I created what I thought might be a nifty little MS Word 
> template (Windows XP Wod 2003) using the Forms toolbar. One 
> item has a dropdown selection. I protected the form using the 
> padlock icon.
> 
> When users in my organization enter text into the form 
> fields, they are unable to spell-check their text, or edit 
> what they have entered. So far, I've instructed them to 
> unprotect the form to make changes. Now I'm probably going to 
> remove the form functionality, and simply enter text fields 
> into a *.dot file. I'll turn the dropdown into a checkbox field.
> 
> But am I missing something? Is there a way users can use 
> spell-check and edi entries in a protected form?
> -Donna 
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