Locked in text field

I'm setting up a daily calendar using text fields for a person to enter their name in a certain time spot. Is there a way that once their name is in that spot on the calendar it is locked in so that no one else can delete or change it? Thanks for the help.

You can set a text field to be read-only with JavaScript in the Validate event:
// Custom Validate script for text field
// Set this field to read-only if it's not blank
event.target.readonly = event.value ? true : false;
You can set up something to change it back to not read-only, but exactly what that is depends on how you want it to work.

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Hello SirMcGyver,
welcome to the Pages Discussionns. To lock shapes, textboxes and every other object use the menu item "Arrange/Lock" after selecting the objects. But after that the object is locked for all actions, you only can select them for unlocking.
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Thank you Bruce for your very helpful links.
I see that I had incorrectly formed the rich text body tag. I had omitted:
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I have a number of drop down lists which push one of 5 choices to a text field on another page.
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Hi Paul,
I've had a look at the sample script you posted. I'm not sure how to make it work with the form I'm creating. (I sent it to you earlier.) Would you mind setting one of the fields up on my form so that I can get an idea of how to then push the choices set up on the "visible on screen only" to the textfields which are locked on the visible page? Do i lock the fields in the same way?
Will I need to create a new script for each of the arrays I'll be creating? for example, myScript1, myScript2, my Script3....
Why do i need a reset button?
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I have worked through several of the questions and answers and have tried to follow but they still dont work. Could I ask if someone could look at my form, fix it for me and then I would be able to see what they done? Its a lot to ask but it would be so much simpler than someone saying do this and then I miss to do something.
I could send a pdf form that has two "need to be expandable". In Acrobat XI. Once I see how you did it, I could work on the rest that I have to do.
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Again, asking for a lot but any help would be fantastic.
I have watched videos on this
I have read some great replies to others with same problem BUT it just wont work.
email me: [email protected] and I can send the actual form. I have worked for MANY days on this and am done in.
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Hello there, Tearza.
The following Knowledge Base article provides some great recommendations for contacting Apple Support if you are unable to respond to your security questions for access to your account:
Apple ID: All about Apple ID security questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5665
Particularly useful information is provided in this section:
What should I do if I don't remember the answers to my Apple ID security questions?
If you forgot the answers to your security questions, try answering them at least once to see if you can get them right, even if you're not sure you remember the answers. If you're confident that you can't remember them, try one of the following:
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If you have one security question and you know your Apple ID password, sign in to My Apple ID and select the “Password and Security” tab to reset your security question.
If you have one security question, but don't remember your Apple ID password, contact Apple Support for assistance. Learn more about creating a temporary support PIN to help Apple confirm your identity when you contact Apple Support.
Note: If you forgot your password and answer your security questions incorrectly too many times in a row, you will be unable to try to answer your security questions for a period of time. During that time, you will not be able to reset your password and will not have access to your account.
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Daniel: ( I'm now at work, a different ID is logged on for me)
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Hi everyone. I've created a form but the problem is that people are changing the font size in order to fit mrore into the locked text fields. I want to create either a chaacter limit or lock the font size as to prevent people from changing around the forms.
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Thanks Paul,
I have been able to solve the drop down list question, thanks to your help.
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