WD: REF Field Creates Duplicate Drop-Down List in Protected Form
Article ID: 114237
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q114237
SYMPTOMS
If you use a REF field to reference a drop-down list (FORMDROPDOWN field)
in a document that is protected for forms, the REF field result is a
duplicate of the drop-down list.
Furthermore, if you click the REF field or press the LEFT ARROW key, Word
activates the field. You can select a name from the drop-down list, and
Word changes the results of the REF field. This happens if the REF field is
located in a protected section of the document; it does not happen if the
REF field is located in an unprotected section of the document.
NOTE: You cannot activate the drop-down list in a protected REF field
by pressing TAB or by pressing any other arrow key.
WORKAROUND
Insert a continuous section break before and after the REF field. Do not
protect this section of your document for forms.
NOTE: You will need to update the REF field. To do this, follow these
steps:
- Click on the REF field.
- Press F9 to update the field.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 313-315, 318, 326
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