PROTECT SECTIONS OF A DOCUMENT Word 2003, 2007

YOU may have created reports where you need another reviewer to enter details and not tamper with certain sections of the document. For doing this certain parts of the document should be locked while some parts should be left open for editing.

To do so using Word 2007, carry out the following steps:

• Open the document to which restriction needs to be applied.
• Select the data which needs to be set as editable.
• Go to the 'Page Layout' tab.
• Click the 'Breaks' option appearing under the 'Page Setup' group of the tab.
• Select the 'Continuous' option from drop-down list.
• Create as many section breaks as required.
• Then, go to the 'Review' tab.
• Click the 'Protect Document' option appearing under the 'Protect' group at the end of the tab.
• Check the 'Allow only this type of editing in the document:' option appearing under the 'Editing restrictions' section.
• Select the 'Filling in forms' option from the drop-down list.
• Click the 'Select Sections' link that appears below the drop-down list.
• Select the section (or sections) you want to lock in the 'Section Protection' dialog box
• Click 'OK' to continue.
• Click the 'Yes, Start Enforcing Protection' button.
• Set a password if required.

If you are using Word 2003 instead, carry out the following steps:

• Open the document to which restriction needs to be applied.
• Select the data which needs to be editable.
• Go to the 'Insert | Breaks…' menu command.
• Check the 'Continuous' option from 'Break' dialog box.
• Create as many section breaks as required.
• Next, go to the 'Tools | Protect Document…' menu command.
• The 'Restrict Formatting and Editing' panel appears on the right-side of your Word window.
• Check the 'Allow only this type of editing in the document:' option appearing under the 'Editing restrictions' section.
• Now simply follow the steps as above (while using Word 2007).