Forms > Forms – advanced functions > Protecting contents of form objects

In certain situations, you also want forms to have form objects that cannot be changed in form mode – for example, text frames with explanations.

This can be achieved by enabling the option Text locked in the object properties dialog box. If this option is enabled, the contents of the object cannot be changed in form mode. In addition, it is no longer possible to click on it in form mode or to jump to it with the Tab key.

To protect the contents of a form object, proceed as follows:

1.	If form mode is currently enabled, exit this mode with the ribbon command View \| Form mode.

2.	Click to select the object to be protected.

3.	Right-click on the edge of the object to open the context menu. Choose the last entry Properties here.

4.	Switch to the Properties tab.

5.	Enable the option Text locked there.

6.	Confirm with OK.

The contents of this object are now protected.

Special features of tables

For tables, you can even specify for each table cell whether their contents should be protected against changes in form mode. To do so, select the desired cells, choose the ribbon command Table | Properties | Cell properties, switch to the Format tab and enable the option Text locked.

The contents of these cells can no longer be edited in form mode and they are skipped when the Tab key is pressed to jump to the next cell.

Of course, you can also protect whole tables. To do so, simply select the whole table and then proceed as described above.