Am not able to edit the content in the text box for the document in Microsoft WORD. They seem to be active x controls and every time I double click to edit the contents of the box, it opens a dialog box for Properties. I have worked on the document earlier and was able to edit and enter the test in the boxes.

On the Developer tab, click the Design Mode button to turn off design mode.

Have done that but still the problem persists

If you mean that Word enters Design Mode again the next time you open the file, that is normal. It's a security feature.

Or are you saying that you can't fill out the form even if you turn off Design Mode? Are you allowed to share the doc

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I cant edit the text inside the form. I remember editing the data earlier(couple of months ago) and now all the documents which I have created earlier are behaving the same way. I cant edit the text in the boxes and every time I double-click on the boxes it pops up the Properties and boxes can be stretched just like image.

I cant edit the text inside the boxes even if the design mode is turned off

Can you share the document? You can upload it to OneDrive or Dropbox and paste a link here. Of course, you should remove any sensitive information first.

Will not be able to share the document as it contains sensitive business information. Is there any other way you can help me with?

It's difficult to tell exactly what has happened without looking at the document. Can you make a copy of it and delete sensitive information? Or, since you see this problem with several documents, create a new one with just dummy text which illustrates the