Protect for Annotations Causes Fields to Revise Continuously

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you work on a document that is protected for annotations and that contains field codes (specifically the following fields: PAGE, SEQ, STYLEREF, INDEX (single column), TOC, and DATE), the following symptoms will appear:

• The field code results will revise continuously. If revision marking is turned on, the field codes may appear with strikethrough or underline marks.
• The number of pages in the document may rapidly increase, and the page size may appear to change to accommodate the revised fields.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUNDS

Method 1: a. From the Tools menu, choose Unprotect Document.

          b. Enter the password and choose OK. Edit the document.

          to give the password, print the document, and protect it again
          for annotations.

          ToolsUnprotectDocument
          FilePrint
          ToolsProtectDocument .DocumentPassword = "test", .NoReset = 0,
          .Type = 1

          WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS
          AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this macro code "as is"
          without warranty of any kind, either express or implied,
          including but not limited to the implied warranties of
          merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

          this is that once the fields are unlinked, they become normal
          text and they can no longer be updated.