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Form Fields Are Not Editable in Word Viewer 97-2000

Article ID:165909
Last Review:January 19, 2007
Revision:2.1
This article was previously published under Q165909

SYMPTOMS

Form fields can not be edited in Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000. When you try to change a text box form field, you receive the following error message:
Word Viewer cannot edit a document.
Note Check box and drop-down form fields function normally. Note also that this behavior is different from Microsoft Word Viewer for Windows 95 version 7.0.

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CAUSE

This functionality is by design. Word Viewer is only for viewing and printing Word documents. To edit a document, you must use Microsoft Word.

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RESOLUTION

If you have Microsoft Word installed on your computer, you can edit the document in Word. In Word Viewer 97-2000, on the File menu, click Open for Editing.

This starts Microsoft Word, loads the document, and allows you to make changes.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Word Viewer 97-2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
165908 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/165908/) How to Obtain Microsoft Word Viewers
Note You can use the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Viewer to view documents that were created in Microsoft Word 97, in Microsoft Word 2000, in Microsoft Word 2002, and in Microsoft Office Word 2003.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Word 97 Viewer
Microsoft Office Word 2003
Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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