To make online
form fields active so that users can enter information but cannot accidentally change a
form as they fill it in, the form must be locked, or protected. Before you can change a form, you must remove this protection.
- Do one of the following:
- On the Tools menu, click Unprotect Document.
- On the Forms toolbar, click
Protect Form
.
- If the form requires a password, type the password.
If the form contained data, Microsoft Word preserves the data when you protect the form again. You can clear the data by clicking Reset Form Fields
on the Forms
toolbar.
TipWhen you are designing or changing a form, you can quickly protect the form or remove protection from it by clicking Protect Form
on the Forms toolbar.