Protecting Your Database
Managing an OmniForm Database 27
Protecting the Form
The form layout you create in design view is used by every record in a
database. Any change made in design view affects
all
records in fill
view. This is important to remember if the database has multiple users.
Deleting a fillable field in design view deletes
all
information entered in
that field in fill view.
To protect your form:
1 If you are in fill view, click the Design button in the standard
toolbar or choose
Design
in the View menu to switch to design
view.
2 Choose
Protection...
in the Tools menu.
The Protection dialog box appears.
3Select
Protect Form.
4 If you wish, type a password in the
Password
text box. Pass-
words are case sensitive. You will be prompted to reenter your
password for confirmation. The next time anyone tries to
change the form’s design, a dialog box appears, informing the
user of the protection status. The user will not be able to make
any changes unless the user knows the password and can turn
off the protection.
If you lose or forget your password, it cannot be recovered.
5 Click
OK.
The drawing toolbar and many buttons in the standard toolbar
are now grayed out. All the menu commands associated with
these buttons are grayed out as well.
6 Click anywhere on the form.
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