I am trying to do EXACTLY the same thing as Em, and I can't get it to work, either. We are setting up a "Paperless Office" and this combination of Mailmerge and Forms is essential. I went back to Word 97 to try it out, and when you click Protect, it actually CRASHES Word. So if ANYONE can explain if/how it can be made to work, I could postpone my nervous breakdown Thanks, Tricia.