Chuck, If you want the Developer tab to appear in 2007 (not quite sure if you meant you were or were not using 2007), Click on the MS Office Button, then on Word Options, Click on Popular, then Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. I believe you can change the properties from there and this might let you do what you need to do. Patty Ball Reg Technology Coordinator Northeast SABES (system for adult basic education support) Lawrence, MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck" <chawsey@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 3:47:32 PM Subject: [mso] Word 2003 and 2007 I have looked at every command I can find and can't find the answer to this. In Word 2003, with the Form control bar, there is an "unlock" button. Â When a form is made and the areas shaded, the form can be locked so that only the shaded areas can be filled in. Â If I want to modify the form (fewer lines, etc.) all I need do is unlock the form using the gold lock on the far right, make any corrections, then lock the form again. Â Someone sent me several forms, but I am not using MS Word 2007. Â I cannot find the command that allows me to unlock the form. Â It does not show as protected as far as I can tell. Â "Help" doesn't help. I tried looking up unlocking forms and that information didn't help, as I cannot find a Developer tab. All I want to do is unlock the form, delete some blank line space, and then lock the form back. Any help will be appreciated. ************************************************************* 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, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. Â This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. Â This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: Â http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm ************************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck" <chawsey@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 3:47:32 PM Subject: [mso] Word 2003 and 2007 I have looked at every command I can find and can't find the answer to this. In Word 2003, with the Form control bar, there is an "unlock" button. Â When a form is made and the areas shaded, the form can be locked so that only the shaded areas can be filled in. Â If I want to modify the form (fewer lines, etc.) all I need do is unlock the form using the gold lock on the far right, make any corrections, then lock the form again. Â Someone sent me several forms, but I am not using MS Word 2007. Â I cannot find the command that allows me to unlock the form. Â It does not show as protected as far as I can tell. Â "Help" doesn't help. I tried looking up unlocking forms and that information didn't help, as I cannot find a Developer tab. All I want to do is unlock the form, delete some blank line space, and then lock the form back. Any help will be appreciated. ************************************************************* 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, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. Â This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. Â This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: Â http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm ************************************************************* ************************************************************* 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, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************