You rock. I spent hours on a document trying to restrict certain sections for editing that was going to be sent to a team, but after watching your video in five minutes I had it done. Thank you!!!!!!
Great, thanks so much. I have an issue though. The whole files turn into the Viewing mode and cannot be turned to Editing. Even though I can see the yellow fields with exceptions. Any suggestion on this? Thanks.
I'm trying to do this for a template. Like the video describes, I want headers/footers locked, but: 1. I want the entire area outside headers/footers unlocked for the first and subsequent pages. 2. I don't want to have text there to make #1. happen. Wondering if anyone has a link or answer for how to do it. (Tested & confirmed only please)
Hi Chester, this solution is almost perfect, except I need the user to be able to use the styles and formatting for the text they can edit. Is there any way to lock certain parts of a document (especially pictures and text boxes) while allowing people to edit and format text?
Thank you very much for the video. Please if you can tell me how I can select only the paragraphs that correspond to a page of a file that has several pages. Thanks in advance.
thank you so much this helped so much i knew this before and there is an easier way only 2 steps but i forgot so i watched this thank youuu verrry muuuuuuch!😄
Hi, how can I set up a formatting and style for different part of the word document (for example heading, bold times new roman 28, body text calibry 10, footnote calibry 8, table justied calibry 8 etc) in away when you paste sentences with different font, size, etc, it automatically changes to the default style set for that part of the document and one doesn't have to change it manually?
Hi Chester, how can I highlight a text box and text outside the text box for editing simultaneously? When I hold down CTRL it deselects my text box. I want to be able to edit the text box + parts of a text outside the box.
Thanks! Do you know how to pair this feature w/something like a form/dialog box that comes up when the document is opened? Have fields like Salutation/first name/last name/date/etc so that I don’t have to find where each piece needs to go every time and can just enter the appropriate info and trust that it populated in the correct places?
what if certain words suddenly caps? just like that Design..i want to be normal..everytime i type certain word in but in auto Caps in the middle of the sentence.
Hi, I think this is great. Thank you so much. When I open it, it continues to show highlighted areas that can be edited. When I created it, I turned the highlight off and saved it, thinking it would not show when I opened it. Is there a way to open it without it showing the highlighted areas?
Can they copy a picture from the document after protecting it? How do I protect my pasted signature from people copying it to paste on a wrong document?
What if I need to make some parts editable and give this outside public ( so I won't have a list of users), how can I do this or simply do the same thing? I am working on some legal forms that I want to sell to public. Can you a video on using Adobe and allow editing to some parts ?
Thank you, but this is a gigantic multi-step pain in the arse to use when I want to just make one block of text that I've copied over from somewhere else immune to my own editing macros and I'm not even sharing the document. I wish the process worked in reverse in you select the text you wan to protect and everything else is automatically editable. I would really like a way to just select some text and tag it read only.
OK big problem for me. I have a fairly complex form. As I select sections on the form holding down the Ctrl Button it can only select a few before it will deselect everything I just selected above. HELP
You can select sections and click "start protecting" and then you click "stop protecting" and select the other sections you want to protect. You can do this multiple times and the document will save all of them. You don't need to select all the sections with ctrl at the same time.
hhmmm... I'm a dummy. I want to actually lock certain parts of the document the other way around. For example, I want to highlight parts I don't want editted rather than highlighting parts that can only be editted. How do we do that?
Four years later! Timeless. Thank you Chester.
The best video I saw on document restriction.
Could you show how to turn off the yellow highlight or change the colour of the editable section?
You rock. I spent hours on a document trying to restrict certain sections for editing that was going to be sent to a team, but after watching your video in five minutes I had it done. Thank you!!!!!!
Great, thanks so much. I have an issue though. The whole files turn into the Viewing mode and cannot be turned to Editing. Even though I can see the yellow fields with exceptions. Any suggestion on this? Thanks.
Nice and short. Your narration is good to listen to!
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Perfect explanation and demonstration. Thank you so much.
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks so much!!
Thanks, you were very concise, to the point and very clear.. Loved this tutorial.. Thanks again...
Many thanks for this wonderful explanation and demonstration of this particular function. Brief but absolutely to the point.
Thank you for this solution. I found it very useful.
I'm trying to do this for a template.
Like the video describes, I want headers/footers locked, but:
1. I want the entire area outside headers/footers unlocked for the first and subsequent pages.
2. I don't want to have text there to make #1. happen.
Wondering if anyone has a link or answer for how to do it. (Tested & confirmed only please)
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video, really helpfull information and excellent explanation, many thanks
this was helpful Chester, thank you!
Hi Chester, this solution is almost perfect, except I need the user to be able to use the styles and formatting for the text they can edit. Is there any way to lock certain parts of a document (especially pictures and text boxes) while allowing people to edit and format text?
THANK YOU so simple and so usefull this is all I needed for my work
Glad it helped!
Thank you very much for the video. Please if you can tell me how I can select only the paragraphs that correspond to a page of a file that has several pages. Thanks in advance.
thank you so much this helped so much i knew this before and there is an easier way only 2 steps but i forgot so i watched this thank youuu verrry muuuuuuch!😄
Very well explained ....Well done ...
Hi, how can I set up a formatting and style for different part of the word document (for example heading, bold times new roman 28, body text calibry 10, footnote calibry 8, table justied calibry 8 etc) in away when you paste sentences with different font, size, etc, it automatically changes to the default style set for that part of the document and one doesn't have to change it manually?
Thank you; this is really helpful and easy.
Thank You so Much for your time and for sharing your knowledge. Regards from Mexico
Very useful. Thank you for the video!
Does this all work when working on the document online (in a browser or within MS Teams) as opposed to on the desktop app? Thanks
So if I lock it, will it remain in it's form, or will it move when I add something to it on another page?
It was perfect. short, and effective. THANKS
Very useful. Thank you so much
Hi Chester, how can I highlight a text box and text outside the text box for editing simultaneously? When I hold down CTRL it deselects my text box. I want to be able to edit the text box + parts of a text outside the box.
Thanks! Do you know how to pair this feature w/something like a form/dialog box that comes up when the document is opened? Have fields like Salutation/first name/last name/date/etc so that I don’t have to find where each piece needs to go every time and can just enter the appropriate info and trust that it populated in the correct places?
what if certain words suddenly caps? just like that Design..i want to be normal..everytime i type certain word in but in auto Caps in the middle of the sentence.
God bless you for posting this
Do you know if Google Docs can also do this?
How do you get rid of the square brackets??
You, sir, are a godsend. Big thanks!
Very helpful. Million thanks!
Hi, I think this is great. Thank you so much. When I open it, it continues to show highlighted areas that can be edited. When I created it, I turned the highlight off and saved it, thinking it would not show when I opened it. Is there a way to open it without it showing the highlighted areas?
Experienced same issue. Annoying.
Hello! Great explanation. Is there any possibility of making the highlighted disappear when the editable parts are filled in?
Can they copy a picture from the document after protecting it? How do I protect my pasted signature from people copying it to paste on a wrong document?
thank you very much 😊
Very helpful.
If i say wanna print the said document . the red thing and the text background coloration wouldnt appear on the printed paper right ?
Super handy! Well done!
If you convert it to PDF the editing capabilietes wil remain or the blocked paragraphs will become editable in pdf?
Is there a similar function for specific sections, text boxes or objects in Power Point?
This was very helpful thanks.
Glad to hear it!
What if I need to make some parts editable and give this outside public ( so I won't have a list of users), how can I do this or simply do the same thing? I am working on some legal forms that I want to sell to public.
Can you a video on using Adobe and allow editing to some parts ?
Great video Chester!
Amazing tutorial. Short and helpful.
Superbly explained. Thank you so much, Sir.
Thank you for this.😭
Thank you sooo much!!!
Thank you for the quick and efficient video.
Thank you!
Does anyone know why the 'Yes, Start Enforcing Protection' wouldn't be clickable once all the applicable sections have been made exceptions?
Great help, thanks for posting
Ty, helped a lot.
Thanks Chester!!
Thanks Muhamad
So precisely to the point. It is going to be very helpful for me. Thanks !
Does the yellow remain yellow?
Thank you, its really helpful
Thank you!!!! You just saved my @*%& sanity!!!
Thank You!!!
Simple and owesome
But how do you enable only one user to edit it? The groups window doens't show any. How do you make only the PC admin enable it?
HOW ABOUT DISABLING ANYONE TO COPY PHOTOS FROM YOUR PROTECTED WORD FILE?
I followed this video's instructions, and it does not function. Any suggestions?
thank you very much
In Word 2017 there is no Restrict Editing pane in the Review tab, anyone know where it went?
Developer tab. You need to customize ribbon
Thank you so much for this... very helpful.
Thank you, nice one
Thank you this is helpful.
Thank you very much!! This was exactly the information I was looking for and very easy to follow.
Kellie, I followed this video's instructions, and it does not function. Any suggestions?
Thank you! Very well explained and simplified.
Thank you, but this is a gigantic multi-step pain in the arse to use when I want to just make one block of text that I've copied over from somewhere else immune to my own editing macros and I'm not even sharing the document. I wish the process worked in reverse in you select the text you wan to protect and everything else is automatically editable. I would really like a way to just select some text and tag it read only.
OK big problem for me. I have a fairly complex form. As I select sections on the form holding down the Ctrl Button it can only select a few before it will deselect everything I just selected above. HELP
You can select sections and click "start protecting" and then you click "stop protecting" and select the other sections you want to protect. You can do this multiple times and the document will save all of them. You don't need to select all the sections with ctrl at the same time.
Clear instruction and straight to the point! Thank you
Very helpful!! Thank you SO much!!
just what I was looking for. thanks!
Thank you this was a great guide and helped me a lot 🙏🏼🙌🏽
thank you
So good, thank you very much. Too bad most companies don't have the oversight to have the proper training or help menus within their own software.
hhmmm... I'm a dummy. I want to actually lock certain parts of the document the other way around. For example, I want to highlight parts I don't want editted rather than highlighting parts that can only be editted. How do we do that?
Thank you Sir!
This was very helpful! Thank you!
You the man! :)
This is awesome and super useful! Thank you! This made my day. ;-)
Perfect
Thanks!
Thanks Alot,Helpful!
Thank you, that has been helpful. Take care! 😎
Thanks very useful
I am so mad a picture always move and follow everytime I try to type a new blank!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, very useful 👍🏻
Thank you!