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1. Protect Word Document 2013
2. Protect Word Document From Editing And Copying
3. Protect Word Document Except Text Boxes
4. How To Lock Text In Word

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1. Protecting a Form

This chapter is from the book

• If you no longer want to password protect your Word Document than you can remove the password. Open the Word Document that you want to remove password from and click on File.
• Users who own Corel WordPerfect can open a password-protected document as long as they know the password. Once a password-protected document is opened, then the user has the ability to disable the password. To assign a password to a document. 1.Click File Save as. 2.Add a 'check' to the Password protect check box.

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Protecting a Form

Protect a document and mark the parts that can be changed On the Review tab, in the Protect group, click Restrict Editing. In the Editing restrictions area, select the Allow only this type of editing in the document check box. In the list of editing restrictions, click No changes (Read only).

You must protect a legacy form to use its fields. With content controls, protecting the form is optional but recommended.

Protect Word Document 2013

There are several types of document protection, but the type we’re interested in here makes the document uneditable except in the form fields.

Protect Word Document From Editing And Copying

To protect a form, follow these steps:

Protect Word Document Except Text Boxes

1. On the Developer tab, click Restrict Editing. The Restrict Editing task pane opens.
2. In the Editing Restrictions section, mark the Allow Only This Type of Editing in the Document check box.
3. Open the drop-down list below the check box and choose Filling In Forms (see Figure 16.17).

   Figure 16.17. Set up protection for the form so that only the fields are editable.

4. Click Yes, Start Enforcing Protection. The Start Enforcing Protection dialog box opens.

   If this button is not available, make sure you are not still in Design Mode. Click Design Mode on the Developer tab to turn it off if needed.

5. To put a password on the protection (recommended), type the desired password in the Enter New Password (Optional) box, and then retype it in the Reenter Password to Confirm box.
6. Click OK.

The Restrict Editing task pane remains open; close it if desired by clicking the X in its upper-right corner.

To remove the protection so you can further edit the form, follow these steps:

How To Lock Text In Word

1. If the Restrict Editing task pane is not already displayed, click Restrict Editing on the Developer tab.
2. Click Stop Protection.
3. If you put a password on the protection, a dialog box appears prompting you for the password; enter it and click OK.