Toolbar "form" in Word

Let's be clear:

The form, once created and locked, is actually a template. You save it under the name "Machin".
To use it, the user (not necessarily you) opens the file "Machin", fills in the various fields, and saves their work under the name "Truc".
There is no question of opening and closing this lock constantly; you should only access it to modify the document itself or to update a dropdown list.
Most of the time, the form is used only to obtain a one-off printed document, which does not need to be archived.
Could you show me your document, using http:/cjoint.com/?
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Raymond

Good evening,

Raymond is right in that a form is not meant to be unlocked. That said, it is indeed a frustrating problem when it comes to testing and making changes.
You don't mention your version, but I assume it's from before 2003, as this issue has been fixed since then.

With version 2002, there is a difference between the lock button on the Form toolbar and the menu Tools, protect document, Form, which behave differently:
The button does not erase the data while the menu does erase it!

On versions prior to 2002, we have a method which is to lock the field(s) with Ctrl+F11 (unlock: Ctrl+Shift+F11): to be used before re-locking.

m@rina

Hello
it's all good
thank you

Hello Litepanel
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I would like to know how to find the lock icon used to lock Word documents. I've tried Tools - Customize, Toolbar but the lock icon is not there. Where can I go to find it?

I still can't find the form menu that allows me to create or modify a form, I'm familiar with the old Word but not with Word 2007? Thank you for your help.

Hello,

The Forms tools are found in the Developer tab, which is not displayed by default. To display it: Office button, Word Options.
On the right, under the section "Common options to use with Word," you check the option "Show the Developer tab in the ribbon."
Note that the old-style form fields are located under the "Legacy Tools" button.
The new ones are not compatible with older versions.

m@rina

Next time, create a new conversation instead of joining another person's topic, which is not the same subject.

When we have multiple documents created with the form bar and can no longer access them as before, what do we do? We can't recreate documents with already filled dropdown lists?