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Select option Restrict Formatting and Editing from drop-down.On the pane under the heading Editing Restrictions, select the checkbox (Allow only this type of editing in the document) and select option Filling in Forms from the drop-down list below.This information is only applicable to Word 2013 and above. Click button Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.Adding a Legacy Text Field in Microsoft Word: Step one: Under the 'Developer' tab, go to the Word 'Ribbon', click the icon for 'Legacy Tools'. Step two: Under the 'Legacy Form' section on this drop-down menu, select the icon for 'Text Form Field. Note: Please note that the button Yes, Start Enforcing Protection will not be activated unless you disable the Design Mode option. How to add an ActiveX control Text field in Word?įrom drop-down menu, under section ActiveX Controls, click the Text Box (ActiveX Control) icon (or press ALT+L, N, T).

Word creates a text box field at the cursor position. By default, the text box is opened in the design mode. To change the properties of the text box, select the text box and then click Properties (ALT+L, L).

Here, you can edit properties such as MaxLength, Caption, Font, etc. To be able to enter data in the text box, you have to disable the Design Mode (ALT+L, DM)įinally, you need to protect the document before you publish the document to capture information using the text box fields.