WD2000: Cannot Turn Field Codes On or Off in Protected Document

• Microsoft Word 2000

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.
  
  -and-



• You cannot turn field codes on or off using the shortcut keys ALT+F9 or SHIFT+F9.
  
  -and-



• Your fields are not updated.

CAUSE

By design 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, you must unprotect the document. To do this, click Unprotect Document on the Tools menu.

For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191028 WD2000: How to Retain Information Typed into a Form Field

Q212356 WD2000: How to Update Fields in a Protected Form

Q212328 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 : kbdta kbfield wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb