Protected header and footer problems

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I have created a 5 page word template with headers and footers on all pages.
The front page has different headers and footers to the rest of the
document.
I also have form fields on the front page and have made the front page
section1 and protected section1 only.

The problem I am having is that I now cannot change the headers and footers
on the rest of the pages once the document is protected.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Mark
 
Yes, this is a problem. When a document is protected for forms you cannot
edit any headers or footers, even in unprotected sections. You will need to
unprotect your document or figure out a different way to get the information
into the headers/footers. Often a REF field or a StyleRef field will do what
you want, picking up information from within the document and displaying it
in the header/footer.

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." For more
about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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