I have read the cited collaborated instruction "How toenable the spellchecker in a protected document and very much impressed with its thoroughness. This question is based on the document being a form with form fields and text on the same line so the division of protected/unprotected areas by continuous page breaks is not the answer. I tried to write a macro assigned to a button which when clicked would (1) unprotect the document, (2) spellcheck the entire document, and (3) re-protect the document. I finally got it to work but the spell checker didn't seem to catch spelling errors in text boxes in the form, so I tried to spellcheck it with the normal menu bar (F7) control. I found that while it did work with text entered in the Text Form Field; it did not work with text in Text boxes. (1) I concluded that if all user entries have to be speel-checked; text form fields have to be used in lieu of Text boxes. Is this Correct? (2) Is my macro an easier way to spellcheck a Word Form in view of the limitation sited in the first paragraph when using breaks to divide areas of the form to protect/unprotect? Thanks
The macro on the MVP website is _the way_ to do a spell check of a protected form. You should not use a text box in a form as a field holder. Convert the text box to a frame and see if that 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message news:98EDD89F-8B04-4081-9862-37A7B42223EB@microsoft.com... >I have read the cited collaborated instruction "How toenable the >spellchecker > in a protected document and very much impressed with its thoroughness. > This > question is based on the document being a form with form fields and text > on > the same line so the division of protected/unprotected areas by continuous > page breaks is not the answer. > > I tried to write a macro assigned to a button which when clicked would (1) > unprotect the document, (2) spellcheck the entire document, and (3) > re-protect the document. I finally got it to work but the spell checker > didn't seem to catch spelling errors in text boxes in the form, so I tried > to > spellcheck it with the normal menu bar (F7) control. I found that while it > did work with text entered in the Text Form Field; it did not work with > text > in Text boxes. > > (1) I concluded that if all user entries have to be speel-checked; text > form > fields have to be used in lieu of Text boxes. Is this Correct? > (2) Is my macro an easier way to spellcheck a Word Form in view of the > limitation sited in the first paragraph when using breaks to divide areas > of > the form to protect/unprotect? > > Thanks
Thanks Charles, I will retry the MVP suggestion. Maybe I missed something about separating half a line with section breaks. (The form has a text form field followed by checkboxes on the same line. I wanted to place the check boxes in the protected part but not the form fields.) Thanks for the tip on text boxes vs form fields. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > The macro on the MVP website is _the way_ to do a spell check of a protected > form. You should not use a text box in a form as a field holder. Convert the > text box to a frame and see if that 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > > "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message > news:98EDD89F-8B04-4081-9862-37A7B42223EB@microsoft.com... > >I have read the cited collaborated instruction "How toenable the > >spellchecker > > in a protected document and very much impressed with its thoroughness. > > This > > question is based on the document being a form with form fields and text > > on > > the same line so the division of protected/unprotected areas by continuous > > page breaks is not the answer. > > > > I tried to write a macro assigned to a button which when clicked would (1) > > unprotect the document, (2) spellcheck the entire document, and (3) > > re-protect the document. I finally got it to work but the spell checker > > didn't seem to catch spelling errors in text boxes in the form, so I tried > > to > > spellcheck it with the normal menu bar (F7) control. I found that while it > > did work with text entered in the Text Form Field; it did not work with > > text > > in Text boxes. > > > > (1) I concluded that if all user entries have to be speel-checked; text > > form > > fields have to be used in lieu of Text boxes. Is this Correct? > > (2) Is my macro an easier way to spellcheck a Word Form in view of the > > limitation sited in the first paragraph when using breaks to divide areas > > of > > the form to protect/unprotect? > > > > Thanks > > >
Text form fields should be in the protected part as well. That is what they are there for. No, you didn't miss anything as far as section breaks. You can't have half of a line protected and the other half unprotected. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message news:B86E2410-7479-418A-9EC6-9F53F405844C@microsoft.com... > Thanks Charles, > > I will retry the MVP suggestion. Maybe I missed something about separating > half a line with section breaks. (The form has a text form field followed > by > checkboxes on the same line. I wanted to place the check boxes in the > protected part but not the form fields.) > > Thanks for the tip on text boxes vs form fields. > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > >> The macro on the MVP website is _the way_ to do a spell check of a >> protected >> form. You should not use a text box in a form as a field holder. Convert >> the >> text box to a frame and see if that 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn >> from my ignorance and your wisdom. >> >> >> "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message >> news:98EDD89F-8B04-4081-9862-37A7B42223EB@microsoft.com... >> >I have read the cited collaborated instruction "How toenable the >> >spellchecker >> > in a protected document and very much impressed with its thoroughness. >> > This >> > question is based on the document being a form with form fields and >> > text >> > on >> > the same line so the division of protected/unprotected areas by >> > continuous >> > page breaks is not the answer. >> > >> > I tried to write a macro assigned to a button which when clicked would >> > (1) >> > unprotect the document, (2) spellcheck the entire document, and (3) >> > re-protect the document. I finally got it to work but the spell checker >> > didn't seem to catch spelling errors in text boxes in the form, so I >> > tried >> > to >> > spellcheck it with the normal menu bar (F7) control. I found that while >> > it >> > did work with text entered in the Text Form Field; it did not work with >> > text >> > in Text boxes. >> > >> > (1) I concluded that if all user entries have to be speel-checked; text >> > form >> > fields have to be used in lieu of Text boxes. Is this Correct? >> > (2) Is my macro an easier way to spellcheck a Word Form in view of the >> > limitation sited in the first paragraph when using breaks to divide >> > areas >> > of >> > the form to protect/unprotect? >> > >> > Thanks >> >> >>
Thanks "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > Text form fields should be in the protected part as well. That is what they > are there for. > > No, you didn't miss anything as far as section breaks. You can't have half > of a line protected and the other half unprotected. > -- > 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > > "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message > news:B86E2410-7479-418A-9EC6-9F53F405844C@microsoft.com... > > Thanks Charles, > > > > I will retry the MVP suggestion. Maybe I missed something about separating > > half a line with section breaks. (The form has a text form field followed > > by > > checkboxes on the same line. I wanted to place the check boxes in the > > protected part but not the form fields.) > > > > Thanks for the tip on text boxes vs form fields. > > > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > > > >> The macro on the MVP website is _the way_ to do a spell check of a > >> protected > >> form. You should not use a text box in a form as a field holder. Convert > >> the > >> text box to a frame and see if that 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > >> from my ignorance and your wisdom. > >> > >> > >> "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message > >> news:98EDD89F-8B04-4081-9862-37A7B42223EB@microsoft.com... > >> >I have read the cited collaborated instruction "How toenable the > >> >spellchecker > >> > in a protected document and very much impressed with its thoroughness. > >> > This > >> > question is based on the document being a form with form fields and > >> > text > >> > on > >> > the same line so the division of protected/unprotected areas by > >> > continuous > >> > page breaks is not the answer. > >> > > >> > I tried to write a macro assigned to a button which when clicked would > >> > (1) > >> > unprotect the document, (2) spellcheck the entire document, and (3) > >> > re-protect the document. I finally got it to work but the spell checker > >> > didn't seem to catch spelling errors in text boxes in the form, so I > >> > tried > >> > to > >> > spellcheck it with the normal menu bar (F7) control. I found that while > >> > it > >> > did work with text entered in the Text Form Field; it did not work with > >> > text > >> > in Text boxes. > >> > > >> > (1) I concluded that if all user entries have to be speel-checked; text > >> > form > >> > fields have to be used in lieu of Text boxes. Is this Correct? > >> > (2) Is my macro an easier way to spellcheck a Word Form in view of the > >> > limitation sited in the first paragraph when using breaks to divide > >> > areas > >> > of > >> > the form to protect/unprotect? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > >> > >> > > >
I have a form with text fields in it. The form is protected. I also have bookmarks with matching referance fields. The bookmarks are set to calculate upon exit. The problem is as soon as the user tabs through one of the fields it sets the Language setting back to do not spell check for the whole document. I have tried the macro on the MVP website and it does not work because the text fields get set back to not spell check and it does not change that. I can get it to spell check if I unprotect the form, highlight the text, go to the language setting and uncheck the do not spell check. But that has to be done on every text field I want to spell check on every time I use the form. Can a macro be written or modified to do this for me? Or is there a way to set the document to allow spell check even if it has bookmarks that calculate on exit. I know its the bookmarks that are the problem because the document keeps the language setting I give it and spell checks the text fileds until I add the bookmark and tell it to calculate on exit. I'm at the end of my rope on this so any help would be great. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > Text form fields should be in the protected part as well. That is what they > are there for. > > No, you didn't miss anything as far as section breaks. You can't have half > of a line protected and the other half unprotected. > -- > 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > > "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message > news:B86E2410-7479-418A-9EC6-9F53F405844C@microsoft.com... > > Thanks Charles, > > > > I will retry the MVP suggestion. Maybe I missed something about separating > > half a line with section breaks. (The form has a text form field followed > > by > > checkboxes on the same line. I wanted to place the check boxes in the > > protected part but not the form fields.) > > > > Thanks for the tip on text boxes vs form fields. > > > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > > > >> The macro on the MVP website is _the way_ to do a spell check of a > >> protected > >> form. You should not use a text box in a form as a field holder. Convert > >> the > >> text box to a frame and see if that 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > >> from my ignorance and your wisdom. > >> > >> > >> "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message > >> news:98EDD89F-8B04-4081-9862-37A7B42223EB@microsoft.com... > >> >I have read the cited collaborated instruction "How toenable the > >> >spellchecker > >> > in a protected document and very much impressed with its thoroughness. > >> > This > >> > question is based on the document being a form with form fields and > >> > text > >> > on > >> > the same line so the division of protected/unprotected areas by > >> > continuous > >> > page breaks is not the answer. > >> > > >> > I tried to write a macro assigned to a button which when clicked would > >> > (1) > >> > unprotect the document, (2) spellcheck the entire document, and (3) > >> > re-protect the document. I finally got it to work but the spell checker > >> > didn't seem to catch spelling errors in text boxes in the form, so I > >> > tried > >> > to > >> > spellcheck it with the normal menu bar (F7) control. I found that while > >> > it > >> > did work with text entered in the Text Form Field; it did not work with > >> > text > >> > in Text boxes. > >> > > >> > (1) I concluded that if all user entries have to be speel-checked; text > >> > form > >> > fields have to be used in lieu of Text boxes. Is this Correct? > >> > (2) Is my macro an easier way to spellcheck a Word Form in view of the > >> > limitation sited in the first paragraph when using breaks to divide > >> > areas > >> > of > >> > the form to protect/unprotect? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > >> > >> > > >
Please start a new thread to get the best advice on this. The macro on the MVP site works. It works with REF fields that are based on formfields. The formfields can be set to calculate on exit. The macro still works. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "jrfloyd" wrote in message news:553149D2-C421-47DA-9037-FB25E538F892@microsoft.com... >I have a form with text fields in it. The form is protected. I also have > bookmarks with matching referance fields. The bookmarks are set to > calculate > upon exit. The problem is as soon as the user tabs through one of the > fields > it sets the Language setting back to do not spell check for the whole > document. I have tried the macro on the MVP website and it does not work > because the text fields get set back to not spell check and it does not > change that. I can get it to spell check if I unprotect the form, > highlight > the text, go to the language setting and uncheck the do not spell check. > But > that has to be done on every text field I want to spell check on every > time I > use the form. Can a macro be written or modified to do this for me? Or is > there a way to set the document to allow spell check even if it has > bookmarks > that calculate on exit. I know its the bookmarks that are the problem > because > the document keeps the language setting I give it and spell checks the > text > fileds until I add the bookmark and tell it to calculate on exit. I'm at > the > end of my rope on this so any help would be great. > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > >> Text form fields should be in the protected part as well. That is what >> they >> are there for. >> >> No, you didn't miss anything as far as section breaks. You can't have >> half >> of a line protected and the other half unprotected. >> -- >> 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn >> from my ignorance and your wisdom. >> >> >> "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message >> news:B86E2410-7479-418A-9EC6-9F53F405844C@microsoft.com... >> > Thanks Charles, >> > >> > I will retry the MVP suggestion. Maybe I missed something about >> > separating >> > half a line with section breaks. (The form has a text form field >> > followed >> > by >> > checkboxes on the same line. I wanted to place the check boxes in the >> > protected part but not the form fields.) >> > >> > Thanks for the tip on text boxes vs form fields. >> > >> > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: >> > >> >> The macro on the MVP website is _the way_ to do a spell check of a >> >> protected >> >> form. You should not use a text box in a form as a field holder. >> >> Convert >> >> the >> >> text box to a frame and see if that 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! >> >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- >> >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies >> >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn >> >> from my ignorance and your wisdom. >> >> >> >> >> >> "Jack_Feeman" wrote in message >> >> news:98EDD89F-8B04-4081-9862-37A7B42223EB@microsoft.com... >> >> >I have read the cited collaborated instruction "How toenable the >> >> >spellchecker >> >> > in a protected document and very much impressed with its >> >> > thoroughness. >> >> > This >> >> > question is based on the document being a form with form fields and >> >> > text >> >> > on >> >> > the same line so the division of protected/unprotected areas by >> >> > continuous >> >> > page breaks is not the answer. >> >> > >> >> > I tried to write a macro assigned to a button which when clicked >> >> > would >> >> > (1) >> >> > unprotect the document, (2) spellcheck the entire document, and (3) >> >> > re-protect the document. I finally got it to work but the spell >> >> > checker >> >> > didn't seem to catch spelling errors in text boxes in the form, so I >> >> > tried >> >> > to >> >> > spellcheck it with the normal menu bar (F7) control. I found that >> >> > while >> >> > it >> >> > did work with text entered in the Text Form Field; it did not work >> >> > with >> >> > text >> >> > in Text boxes. >> >> > >> >> > (1) I concluded that if all user entries have to be speel-checked; >> >> > text >> >> > form >> >> > fields have to be used in lieu of Text boxes. Is this Correct? >> >> > (2) Is my macro an easier way to spellcheck a Word Form in view of >> >> > the >> >> > limitation sited in the first paragraph when using breaks to divide >> >> > areas >> >> > of >> >> > the form to protect/unprotect? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
