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Word 2013 has the ability to do this for you with its Restrict Editing feature. Whether it’s a form that needs to be filled out, or something official wityh legal implications, there are definitely scenarios where it is important that your document is unable to be edited.

Select the OK button to close the Unprotect Document dialog box.Occasionally in Word 2013 you might need to create a document that you don’t want other people to be able to change.

Enter your password in the text box in the Unprotect Document dialog box.įigure 14.

Select the Stop Protection button in the Restrict Editing task pane.

Select Restrict Editing in the drop-down menu (see figure 4).

Protect Document button with protections set Note that the text near the button now says, “Certain types of changes are restricted in this document.”įigure 12.

Select the Info tab in the Backstage view (see figure 2).

Select the File tab in the ribbon (see figure 1).

However, these steps won’t turn off restrictions in password-protected copies of files you have shared with other users. You can turn off editing restrictions added to your own documents.

The No changes (Read only) option prevents other Word users from changing the document.

The Filling in forms option lets other Word users fill in forms but not to leave comments or use the Track Changes editing tools.

The Comments option allows other Word users to leave comments but not to use the Track Changes editing tools.

The Track changes option prevents other Word users from creating untracked changes in the document.

Choose the type of editing you want to allow from the drop-down menu: Tracked changes, Comments, Filling in forms, or No changes (Read only).

Select the menu arrow in the Editing restrictions section.įigure 6.

“Allow only this type of editing in the document” checkbox

Check Allow only this type of editing in the document in the Restrict Editing task pane.įigure 5.

Select Restrict Editing in the drop-down menu.

Select the Info tab in the Backstage view.