Toolbar buttons unavailable… (WD97)

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I have a template that uses outline numbering, so as part of my toolbar in included the Promote, Demote, MoveUp, and MoveDown buttons. Actually, I customized MSO’s word commands to run an error check before completing their action. … The other factor here is that my document is form password protected for section 1 (Cover Page). When I protect section one, the toolbar buttons disable. What can I do to prevent this?

I’m thinking that I should be able to “enable” the toolbar for other sections of the document….. HELP!
-Jody

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You will have to create macros that
(1) Unprotect the doc
(2) Promote or demote etc. the selection
(3) Protect the document for forms again

For example:

Sub DemoteProtected
ActiveDocument.Unprotect
Selection.Paragraphs.OutlineDemote
ActiveDocument.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True
End Sub

If you have set a password, add a Password:=”MyPassword” argument to both the Unprotect and Protect instruction.

You will have to assign these macros to custom toolbar buttons.

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But the buttons aren’t even available for the user to click on when the document is protected. The buttons greyed out automattically.

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Yep, that’s why I wrote that you have to create custom command buttons that call a macro. The built-in buttons are disabled for protected documents, but custom buttons aren’t.

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