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Not without unprotecting the document, which could be automated, but not restrict them from entering into protected areas...
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Not without unprotecting the document, which could be automated, but not restrict them from entering into protected areas...

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In the situation that this document is used unprotecting it would be fine. However it needs to be protected after the drawing objects are added. Re-protecting it erases the values in the form field! Any idea how to prevent losing the form information?
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In the situation that this document is used unprotecting it would be fine. However it needs to be protected after the drawing objects are added. Re-protecting it erases the values in the form field! Any idea how to prevent losing the form information?

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You're quite welcome!<br />
Thanks for the grade!
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You're quite welcome!
Thanks for the grade!

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I have a protected MS Word 2000 form/document. Some of the sections in the form with fields are protected, while others are not. By protecting the form, the drawing objects are disabled (cannot draw lines, arrows etc.). Is there a way to have the drawing objects active, at least in the sections that are unprotected? Thanks for your help!
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I have a protected MS Word 2000 form/document. Some of the sections in the form with fields are protected, while others are not. By protecting the form, the drawing objects are disabled (cannot draw lines, arrows etc.). Is there a way to have the drawing objects active, at least in the sections that are unprotected? Thanks for your help!

Unable to create drawing objects in an unprotect section of a protected document

Microsoft Word is a commercial document editing program that is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It features numerous text-editing tools for creating richly formatted documents, along with tools for the use of macros in Word documents. Word's native file formats are denoted either by a .doc or .docx file extension. Plugins permitting the Windows versions of Word to read and write formats it does not natively support, such as the OpenDocument format (ODF) are available. Word can import and display images in common bitmap formats such as JPG and GIF. It can also be used to create and display simple line-art.