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Can u protect cells in Word as in Excel from unauthorised changes
I am wondering if you can protect cells Word tables as you can in Excel from
unauthorised changes ie. there are certain parts of the table I don't want users to have access to and type in. In Excell you just protect the cells but I can't find the same in Word. Please Help. |
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Can u protect cells in Word as in Excel from unauthorised changes
No, in Word you have to protect the entire document (or section) and insert
form fields where you want to permit data entry. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Lisa Rizzo" Lisa wrote in message ... I am wondering if you can protect cells Word tables as you can in Excel from unauthorised changes ie. there are certain parts of the table I don't want users to have access to and type in. In Excell you just protect the cells but I can't find the same in Word. Please Help. |
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Suzanne, thank you for your reply. If it is not too much to ask, can you
please explain how I protect the entire Word document or section. Then when I insert form fields, the person opening the document can only type in the areas permitted by me - is this correct? Thanking You - Lisa Rizzo "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: No, in Word you have to protect the entire document (or section) and insert form fields where you want to permit data entry. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Lisa Rizzo" Lisa wrote in message ... I am wondering if you can protect cells Word tables as you can in Excel from unauthorised changes ie. there are certain parts of the table I don't want users to have access to and type in. In Excell you just protect the cells but I can't find the same in Word. Please Help. |
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Tools Protect Document Protect for Forms
What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Lisa Rizzo" wrote in message ... Suzanne, thank you for your reply. If it is not too much to ask, can you please explain how I protect the entire Word document or section. Then when I insert form fields, the person opening the document can only type in the areas permitted by me - is this correct? Thanking You - Lisa Rizzo "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: No, in Word you have to protect the entire document (or section) and insert form fields where you want to permit data entry. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Lisa Rizzo" Lisa wrote in message ... I am wondering if you can protect cells Word tables as you can in Excel from unauthorised changes ie. there are certain parts of the table I don't want users to have access to and type in. In Excell you just protect the cells but I can't find the same in Word. Please Help. |
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Lisa,
If you are using Word 2003 you could consider using the Protect Document task pane. First select all the cells that should be editable.In the taskpane look for the Editing restriction section. Choose Allow only box and leave no changes (read only) in the list. In the exceptions section click on the checkbox next to Everyone. In section three of the task pane click on the Yes, start enforcing protection button, and type your password two times. The editable numbers will display between brackets and have a yellow shading. The others will display normally but will not be editable. In print preview all displays normally. Unfortunately you will not be able to edit this document in an earlier version of Word it will be completely locked. Luc Sanders (MVP - PowerPoint) "Lisa Rizzo" Lisa schreef in bericht ... I am wondering if you can protect cells Word tables as you can in Excel from unauthorised changes ie. there are certain parts of the table I don't want users to have access to and type in. In Excell you just protect the cells but I can't find the same in Word. Please Help. |
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Please note that the "Exceptions (optional)" will not display until you click
the check box in #2 Editing restrictions - Allow only this type of editing in the document. "Luc" wrote: Lisa, If you are using Word 2003 you could consider using the Protect Document task pane. First select all the cells that should be editable.In the taskpane look for the Editing restriction section. Choose Allow only box and leave no changes (read only) in the list. In the exceptions section click on the checkbox next to Everyone. In section three of the task pane click on the Yes, start enforcing protection button, and type your password two times. The editable numbers will display between brackets and have a yellow shading. The others will display normally but will not be editable. In print preview all displays normally. Unfortunately you will not be able to edit this document in an earlier version of Word it will be completely locked. Luc Sanders (MVP - PowerPoint) "Lisa Rizzo" Lisa schreef in bericht ... I am wondering if you can protect cells Word tables as you can in Excel from unauthorised changes ie. there are certain parts of the table I don't want users to have access to and type in. In Excell you just protect the cells but I can't find the same in Word. Please Help. |
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