Protect and Lock Form on Word for Mac

Anonymous
2022-02-02T22:09:19+00:00

In Word for Mac (V16.57 / Office 365) I created a form with fillable fields as a template. I want to distribute this template to users to create documents without changing the underlying text, only the form fields. I protected the sections that I wanted and saved the template.

The protect form option does not require a password to change turn it on or off. An end user can turn on the developer tab, unprotect the form, and change anyting in the document.

Password protecting the document as read only, still allows the end user to save it as a different name, unprotect the form, and change anything in the document.

I realize there are ways around any protection, but I was hoping for a few more challenges to an enterprising end user.

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  1. Charles Kenyon 172K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-02T22:35:55+00:00

    Here is a temporary link to a template that has a QAT button. I do not know if it will work on a Mac, but I know it will not hurt anything. To use it, you would load it as a Global Template. It is a macro-free .dotx template. If it does not work or you do not like it, delete it from your Startup Folder.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-02T22:24:12+00:00

    It does. It was greyed out at the bottom because it was already selected. Unselecting and reselecting lets me set it.

    Too many hours looking at a screen.

    Thanks for the Answer.

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