Is there a way to lock an MS word form to prevent saving?

Question

I am trying to lock an MS Word form to make it so that it can not be saved. People will be entering sensitive data into the form and i want to make sure that after the form is printed out that is can not be saved.

Answer 1

The only way I can think of would be to write a small bit of Visual Basic for Applications code that intercepts the Save and Save As commands and does not pass them on to the real Save and Save As processors. The big problem with this (even beyond knowing how to do it) is that the macro would set off a security warning every time the document was opened.



Saving the file as a .dot file won't do a thing. All Word documents are based off .dot files, even the blank page. And the "Forms" option on the Tools->Protect Document page just prevents the user from changing text outside form fields. It does nothing with saving or not saving the file.



Sorry.

Answer 2

You need to "Protect" the document. There is an option for that under the Tools menu.



YOu may also want to consider saving the file as a "dot" (document template) instead of a "doc". That indicates that the document is not intended to be edited. but a "template" to be filled in.

Answer 3

Use Tools>Protect