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kbails
Jun 01, 2023Copper Contributor
Fillable Form Fields not working within Text Box
I've created a fillable form using the Rich Text Content Control. I have some of the fillable fields on their own, and I have others that are within a coloured "Text Box". When I lock the form, a...
Stefan_Blom
Jun 01, 2023MVP
You can't use text boxes in a protected document. Instead of a text box, you can often use a single-cell table instead.
That said, note that you do not have to apply forms protection to a document which contains content controls. The controls were not designed to be used with forms protection.
- kbailsJun 01, 2023Copper Contributor
thanks for your response - how do I prevent the other data from potentially being changed by a user if I don’t lock it?
Isn’t that the purpose of a fillable form? To be able to fill in the indicated sections only and not to be able to touch and other info?
- Stefan_BlomJun 04, 2023MVP
There is another way to lock text areas that contain content controls. Use the Group facility on the Developer tab (not to be confused with grouping objects).