Form Fields Are Not Editable in Word Viewer 97-2000

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: 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.

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

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.

For additional information about Word Viewer 97-2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 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.