Jay
Fri Oct 19 14:35:24 PDT 2007
jlee@valleywater.org wrote:
> On Oct 18, 6:17 pm, Jay Freedman <jay.freed...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:39:30 -0700, j...@valleywater.org wrote:
>>> I have a question regarding the header/footer in a protected form.
>>> Is
>>> there a way to insert form fields in the header/footer in a
>>> protected MS Word form? When an user opens the form file, I'd like
>>> the person to go to the header and fill in the form fields, close
>>> the header, and then fill in the rest of the form. And the header
>>> information should repeat every page of the form. Right now it
>>> seems that when protected, the user cannot access the header. Can
>>> anyone help me with
>>> this issue, if there's a way around it? Thank you!
>>
>>> Joy
>>
>> No, form fields aren't allowed in headers or footers.
>>
>> One way to deal with it would be to put those form fields in the body
>> of the first page. In File > Page Setup > Layout, check "Different
>> first page" and leave the first page header/footer blank (or only
>> static text). Then use Ref fields to repeat the form field data in
>> the header/footer for the remaining pages
>> (
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm).
>>
>> Another way, using macro code, is to present a custom dialog to
>> gather the information and store it in document variables. Then you
>> can put DocVariable fields in the header/footer to display the
>> otherwise invisible information. This has the drawback that macros
>> in documents trigger the security mechanism, and you can't count on
>> every recipient to allow your macros to run.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
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>
> I used autotext formula and it worked! Thank you! However, there's a
> problem. Initial "numpages" works okay, but when more pages are
> added, the "numpages" field won't update. I try switching to another
> view, etc., but it won't update to the changed number of pages. I
> don't think I missed any step . . . Is there a way to fix this
> problem?
>
> Puzzling,
> Joy
It sounds like you've hit the "Page X of Y" bug. Read
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/PageXofY.htm for possible solutions.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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