You may find Insert Content Control Add-In useful for both inserting the controls and applying the editors. The spell check will still work with the document protected. Last updated on You are here > Edit secured PDF Edit text in PDF Edit images in PDF Edit scanned PDF Edit XFA forms Unable to edit PDF This document explains how to edit secured PDFs on Microsoft Windows. If you want to restrict editing to the controls then you would add 'Editors' to the controls and protect the form as read only which limits editing to the controls. Include your name if you want to be able to edit that part of the document. To allow only particular individuals to edit the part that you selected, click More users, and then type the user names. If you are using a highlight on the formfields - which you must have put before you protected - then you have to unprotect the document to remove the highlight. To allow anyone who opens the document to edit the part that you selected, select the Everyone check box in the Groups list. Your document then displays a Restrict Editing pane on the right-hand side of the document for. As I have never written a VBA macro, here are some quotes from people who have: From How do I get rid of form field shading in Word. Click File > Info > Protect Document and select Restrict Editing. If Not ActiveDocument.ProtectionType = wdNoProtection Thenįor i = 1 To Įnd SubAlternatively you could create the document using content controls which don't require a macro to check the contents. I believe you will need a macro for that.

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