Can u protect cells in Word as in Excel from unauthorised changes

[Lisa Rizzo]

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.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, in Word you have to protect the entire document (or section) and insert
form fields where you want to permit data entry.

 

[Lisa Rizzo]

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

 

[Charles Kenyon]

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/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.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


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[Luc]

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)

 

[~KO]

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.