How to stop user from changing some options

Hi,
I am writing VBA code to turn off some options which are causing trouble
during the down-stream operations on Word document, such as
AutoFormatReplaceFractions. I am planning to associate my code with some
events such as Open doc, New doc, etc. However, after a document is openned
or created, the users can still use the Tools->Options, or
Format->AutoFormat->Options to change these options. I cannot totally
disable these Word commands since the users are still allowed to changes
othere options. Is there a way I can prevent users doing this?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Ken

martinique
Tue Aug 12 01:50:32 CDT 2003

Ultimately no. A determined user can always get to and restore the original
Word commands.

You can write macros with the same names as the built-in commands, which
will run when the functions are called in the usual ways; and you can remove
the options from the menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts.

I think you'll find it's less work to deal with the files downstream: write
a filtering macro that checks for the things you don't want and deals with
them. In my experience every change imposed on users (of the sort you are
contemplating) has a support cost: you'll start getting phone calls from
users who want to know why their copy of Word no longer functions as they
expect; and when the boss's PA complains ...


"Ken Wan" <kenxywan@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:bha0pb$2hfh$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> Hi,
> I am writing VBA code to turn off some options which are causing trouble
> during the down-stream operations on Word document, such as
> AutoFormatReplaceFractions. I am planning to associate my code with some
> events such as Open doc, New doc, etc. However, after a document is
openned
> or created, the users can still use the Tools->Options, or
> Format->AutoFormat->Options to change these options. I cannot totally
> disable these Word commands since the users are still allowed to changes
> othere options. Is there a way I can prevent users doing this?
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Ken
>
>

Ken
Tue Aug 12 02:02:27 CDT 2003

Hi, Martinique,
When the boss's PA complains ...
Glad my template is only intended for typiests only (-;.
Thanks for your input.
Ken
"martinique" <bedbugs@thewhitehouse.com> wrote in message
news:O2oSz3JYDHA.2308@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Ultimately no. A determined user can always get to and restore the
original
> Word commands.
>
> You can write macros with the same names as the built-in commands, which
> will run when the functions are called in the usual ways; and you can
remove
> the options from the menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts.
>
> I think you'll find it's less work to deal with the files downstream:
write
> a filtering macro that checks for the things you don't want and deals with
> them. In my experience every change imposed on users (of the sort you are
> contemplating) has a support cost: you'll start getting phone calls from
> users who want to know why their copy of Word no longer functions as they
> expect; and when the boss's PA complains ...
>
>
> "Ken Wan" <kenxywan@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:bha0pb$2hfh$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > Hi,
> > I am writing VBA code to turn off some options which are causing trouble
> > during the down-stream operations on Word document, such as
> > AutoFormatReplaceFractions. I am planning to associate my code with some
> > events such as Open doc, New doc, etc. However, after a document is
> openned
> > or created, the users can still use the Tools->Options, or
> > Format->AutoFormat->Options to change these options. I cannot totally
> > disable these Word commands since the users are still allowed to changes
> > othere options. Is there a way I can prevent users doing this?
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> > Ken
> >
> >
>
>