WD: Cannot Turn Field Codes On or Off in Protected Document
Article ID: 118838
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q118838
SYMPTOMS
When your document is protected for forms or comments (annotations in some
versions of Word):
- The Field Codes command is not available (dimmed) on the View tab
and you cannot toggle field codes on or off. (To locate the View
tab, click Options on the Tools menu.)
- You cannot toggle field codes using the shortcut keys.
- Your fields are not updated.
CAUSE
By design, if your document is protected for Comments/Annotations or Forms,
you are unable to toggle or update field codes.
RESOLUTION
To view toggle or update field codes, unprotect the form.
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Keywords: kbinfo kbfield KB118838