Word Online Forms and Protected Documents

Software requirements: Word for Windows or Word for Macintosh, version 6.0 or later.

Word Online Forms are password-protected Word documents that allow you to fill in the form without accidentally changing the text or the layout of the form. Other documents may also be password-protected, allowing you to print the document, but you will not be able make any changes to the content or the layout of the document. 

1. Download the appropriate file.
2. Open the file in Word using the File/Open command.
   • When you open the document, some versions of Word may ask for a password. Do not enter anything in the password field; simply click on OK in any password or error message dialog boxes. The password is for authorized personnel who may need to make corrections or additions to the document.
3. Fill in the form by entering information in each form field. Use the Tab, arrow keys, or the mouse to move between fields. (In a form, a field is a location where text is typed, a box is checked, or information is selected from a list). The amount of space in a field is limited, so responses must be concise.
4. Fill in check-boxes by clicking with the mouse or by pressing the Spacebar.
5. Save the document to a local disk (Save often while completing the form).
6. Print the form when it is complete. Some parts of the printed form must be filled in manually and signed or initialed, as indicated.