How to set Editing Restrictions in Microsoft Word

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Proof-reading articles often require a second pair of eyes, but at times rather than suggesting changes to exist incorporated direct modifications are made in the document by the proofreaders, without the writer's consent. Some may detect this discouraging as information technology takes for them hours to consummate a certificate but only minutes for an editor/proofreader to strike that tag line out.

Word has a feature called 'Editing Restrictions' that helps such writers restrict unnecessary editing & formatting by proof-readers to their documents.

Editing Restrictions in Microsoft Word

Open the document for which you would like to set editing restrictions and choose the 'Review' tab, placed on the ribbon interface.

Side by side, from the 'Protect' section, select 'Restrict Editing' option. Once selected, you volition be in the editing brake expanse. From hither yous can provide options for setting editing restrictions.

Just nether the heading that reads as 'Editing Restrictions', check the box adjacent to the following selection – 'Allow only this type of editing in the document'.

Here y'all can prepare the formatting restrictions as well for the document. However, these restrictions aren't that of import. So, y'all can go out the options in every bit-it-is state.

When done, click on the drop-downward arrow and from the list of options displayed, choose the desired option. If y'all would not similar to let others to make whatsoever changes to your document, you tin can go for the 'No changes' (Read only mode). Withal, many prefer choosing the 'Comments' pick as it does not let the reader to make changes to your documents but suggests some changes via comments, if required.

Adjacent, if you are ready to apply the chosen settings, click on 'Yes, Beginning Enforcing Protection' button and wait for few seconds.

A small-scale 'Start Enforcing Protection' window volition announced on your computer screen, offering you the option to password protect the Brake on the document.

That'southward it! With these settings in place, a proof-reader will invariably have permission to exit comments and recommendations, merely any attempts of introducing direct changes in the document volition neglect.

A post-graduate in Biotechnology, Hemant switched gears to writing about Microsoft technologies and has been a correspondent to TheWindowsClub since then. When he is not working, you lot can usually find him out traveling to different places or indulging himself in binge-watching.