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I was sent a MS .doc file of a form I had to fill
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Inform the sender that they have chosen to send you an attachment in a format which you cannot reliably display without spending a great deal of money - quote them the prices of Vista and Office 2007. Request that the form be resent in an internationally recognized format, as you can display any of those.
Point out that you can reverse engineer the form - which is of dubious legality, with the tools you have installed. Also mention that other versions of MS Word will have problems reading the document as it contains interactive elements (text boxes for input) which are implemented inconsistently between different releases.
Most people are amenable to the request.
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Clicking on the text field selects the image instead
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Let it select the image, then send the image to the back or attempt to delete it or drag the image away. Then try accessing the text field.
You can probably select any "protected" part of the document and un-protect it anyway.
You can probably ctrl+rt-arrow through to the text box too.
If worst comes to worst, you can access the doc file as text and add the required bit between the text-box markers. (Compare with other input text).
You can convert the file to ODF - and fill that out.
You can print the file, fill it out long-hand, then scan it back.