Dave T Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I know that with the problems people are having with rollovers and the slowness of the program this seems like a rather trivial matter but I have a question that someone might be able to respond to. I rolled over over my first clients return and entered the preparer information. In other years I would then unprotect the worksheet and change the font so that the preparer's signature actually looked like script. I can't find where the unprotect function is located or if it even still exists. Thanks for any assistance. - Dave T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldreyna Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 If I,m correct--ATX took out the function to unprotect a foirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 There is no ability to unprotect forms and modify. The ability to modify master forms is still there, but it only allows pre-filling of information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Bob Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 No "Unprotect"....another ATX "Improvement" made by a company that has no idea what its customer's want/need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail in Virginia Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 From something that KC posted on another thread, ATX might not have had a choice on this. If the IRS tells them that they cannot let users edit the forms they don't have any choice in the matter if they want their software approved for e-filing. And how useless would tax software not approved for e-filing be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Bob Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Possibly....but I have to think that if that were the case, they would have stated as such by now. Based on the "improved" product they have released upon us this season, I suspect it is just another short-sighted step backwards. If this "improvement" (and others) really do have merit and there actually is justification for putting customers through this beta testing, then shame on ATX for not communicating things better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I went to the Forms option and clicked on Customize Master Forms. I selected 1040 than to the signature line at the bottom of page 2. I selected a calligraphy font 9 point and it looks beautiful. I clicked to Save Masters. When I opened my sample blank return, I changed the existing 1040 with the new one and the signature was there. I do know that form updates will wipe this out and the 1040 does have Draft all over it but it surely looks to me as if I customized at least a part of this form. I also can understand that we should not unprotect a cell with certain links as that could create problems with the program working properly and specific data fields being transmitted via efile losing integrity. But I did change the signature line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I went to the Forms option and clicked on Customize Master Forms. I selected 1040 than to the signature line at the bottom of page 2. I selected a calligraphy font 9 point and it looks beautiful. I clicked to Save Masters. When I opened my sample blank return, I changed the existing 1040 with the new one and the signature was there. I do know that form updates will wipe this out and the 1040 does have Draft all over it but it surely looks to me as if I customized at least a part of this form. I also can understand that we should not unprotect a cell with certain links as that could create problems with the program working properly and specific data fields being transmitted via efile losing integrity. But I did change the signature line. Good Job Margaret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfizer Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hmmm. I like that idea but when I try it I get a message that says Locked Field: This field may not be modified... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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