I am using Word 97, but the problem also occurs in Word 2002. If I create a form and setup a field that I want users to use <alt i> to insert a tick, it all works well until I protect the document. I have selected fill-in enabled in the text form field options. when the user presses <alt i>, nothing is inserted. The user can enter other characters in the filed (ie Normal text) > Fred Sewell > IT Manager > Moriah College > Queens Park Road Bondi Junction NSW 1355 Phone: (02)93873555 Fax: (02)93873490 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************