Amal Nagm

Compatibility considerations

List of controls that can be disabled or set to read-only by using conditional formatting

Disable or set a control as read-only

1. On the form template, click the control that you want to disable or set as read-only.
2. On the Format menu, click Conditional Formatting.
3. In the Conditional Formatting dialog box, click Add.
4. Under If this condition is true, set the condition that you want. For example, to apply conditional formatting to the control that you selected in step 1 when a certain value is entered into another control on the form template, select that second control in the first box, and then specify the value that will determine the conditional formatting for the control you selected in step 1.
5. Under Then apply this formatting, do one of the following:
   • If the control can be disabled, click Disable this control.
   • If the control can be set to read-only, click Read-only.
6. To save the condition and return to the form template, click OK twice.
7. To test your changes, click Preview on the Standard toolbar, or press CTRL+SHIFT+B.