WD: Cannot Toggle Field Codes in Protected Document

ID: Q118838

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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          : kbdta wordnt word8 kbfield macword98 winword ntword macword word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH Win95 WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: December 10, 1998