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Content protection

You can protect individual content elements in the document body and headers/footers from changes. This is useful for creating templates where certain information must remain static.

Protect content​

  1. Select the text, image, shape, table cells, or entire table.
  2. On the Protection tab, click the Lock content button.

An attempt to edit a protected element will show the message: "This part of the document is protected from changes."

Protection applies to these actions:

  • Text: editing, formatting, deletion.
  • Image or shape: moving, resizing, deletion.
  • Table cells: editing text, resizing, deletion.
  • Entire table: any action.

Remove protection from an element or the document​

  1. Select the protected text, image, shape, table cells, or entire table.
  2. To select the entire document, press Ctrl+A (Cmd+A).
  3. On the Protection tab, click the Unlock button.