Protect content from changes

You can protect the content items listed in the table below from changes in the main body and header and footer of the document.

Content type	Disabled functions when the element is locked	Enabled functions when the element is locked
Text	Enter, edit, format, and delete text	—
Image	Move an image Resize an image Delete an image	—
Shape	Move a shape Resize a shape Delete a shape	Enter, edit, format, and delete text inside a shape
Text in a shape	Enter, edit, format, and delete text inside a shape	Move a shape Resize a shape Delete a shape
Text in table cells	Enter, edit, format, and delete text in locked table cells Resize and delete rows and columns containing locked table cells Delete a table	Enter, edit, format, and delete text in the other cells of a table Resize and delete other rows and columns in the table Insert rows and columns
Table	Enter, edit, format text in a table Insert, resize, and delete rows and columns Delete a table	—