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how can i lock certin table cells in word document
Can I lock Certin cells in a word document (Table) so others cannot
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how can i lock certin table cells in word document
Cjkay777 wrote:
Can I lock Certin cells in a word document (Table) so others cannot inadvertantly change or delete cell contents? If you and all the 'others' have Word 2003 or later, then you can protect the entire document against changes and then mark specific areas as "editing allowed" (that is, mark everything except the cells that you want to remain protected). If someone opens this document in a version of Word earlier than 2003, the entire document will be locked, because the earlier versions don't support partial unlocking. You might also look at forms protection and using form fields where editing is allowed (http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22), but that's much more restrictive. Certain features don't work in protected forms. If everyone has Word 2007, you can insert content controls in certain cells to lock their contents. These are not available in any earlier version. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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how can i lock certin table cells in word document
Of the choices I listed before, only protected forms are available in Word
2000. The other features were introduced in later versions. Maybe it's time to upgrade? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ron Vigil wrote: Hi Jay, How can I do the same for Word 2000? Thanks. Ron "Jay Freedman" wrote: Cjkay777 wrote: Can I lock Certin cells in a word document (Table) so others cannot inadvertantly change or delete cell contents? If you and all the 'others' have Word 2003 or later, then you can protect the entire document against changes and then mark specific areas as "editing allowed" (that is, mark everything except the cells that you want to remain protected). If someone opens this document in a version of Word earlier than 2003, the entire document will be locked, because the earlier versions don't support partial unlocking. You might also look at forms protection and using form fields where editing is allowed (http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22), but that's much more restrictive. Certain features don't work in protected forms. If everyone has Word 2007, you can insert content controls in certain cells to lock their contents. These are not available in any earlier version. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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