Article ID: 212197
Article Last Modified on 5/26/2001
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q212197
SYMPTOMS
When your document is protected for forms or comments:
- The Field codes command is unavailable (dimmed) on the View tab, and you cannot turn field codes on or off.
NOTE: To locate the View tab, click Options on the Tools menu.
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- You cannot turn field codes on or off using the shortcut keys ALT+F9 or SHIFT+F9.
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- Your fields are not updated.
CAUSE
In Microsoft Word, if your document is protected for comments or forms, you cannot update field codes or turn field codes on or off.
RESOLUTION
To view, turn on or off, or update field codes for the entire document, you must unprotect the document. To do this, click Unprotect Document on the Tools menu.
To update a field code, right-click the field code and then select Update Field on the shortcut menu that appears. For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
191028 WD2000: How to Retain Information Typed into a Form Field
212356 WD2000: How to Update Fields in a Protected Form
212328 WD2000: How to Create an Online Form Using Form Fields
Additional query words: winword field codes toggle dim grey gray greyed grayed unavailable update word97
Keywords: kbprb kbfield KB212197
