How to Lock a Data Area in Word

This guide explains how to lock a Data Area in Word, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

1. Lock 1 arbitrary Section in Word

Step 1: Select the Sectin position you want to delete by placing the cursor at the position you want to create Section -> Layout -> Continous:

Step 2: Go to Review tab -> Protect -> Restrict Editing:

Step 3: Restrict Editing window appears in section 2. Editing restrictions check the Allow only this type of editing in the document -> select Filling in forms:

Step 4: Next, click Select sections.:

Step 5: A dialog box appears and select the section to lock -> select OK:

Step 6: Click Yes, start Enforcing Protection:

Step 7: A dialog box appears enter the password to lock the data area -> click OK:

After completing the entire section, the locked section cannot be edited, you can only edit the position on the non-locked sections:

To unlock editing content, go to Review -> Restrict Editing tab , click Stop protection -> enter set password -> OK to unlock, edit content:

2. Partially locked, 1 small area of data

To do this, you need to bring the Developer tab out. Go to File -> Option -> dialog box appears, click Customize Ribbon -> select Developer -> OK:

Step 1: Select the data area you want to lock -> on the Developer tab, click the Rich text Content Control icon :

Step 2: Click Control Properties in the Developer tab :

Step 3: A dialog box appears enter the following content:

- Title: Enter a title for the data you want to lock.

- Locking item is checked into 2 items:

+ Content Control canot be delete.

+ Content canot be edit.

Finally, click OK:

Step 4: Go to Developer tab -> Restric Editing to turn on the data protection mode:

Step 5: A window appears, select the following:

- Section 1. Formating restrictions tick the Limit Formating to a selection of styles box

- Next in section 3 click Yes start Enforcing Protection:

Step 6: A dialog box appears to enter a password to protect the selected data area -> click OK:

So you've locked the selected data area, you cannot manipulate copying or editing content on the locked data area, then there is a notice at the bottom of the text page:

Similar to how to lock a section to be able to edit the locked data area, click Stop Protection to enter the password to edit the content.

Above TipsMake share to you how to protect, lock 1 section or 1 data area in Word 2016. Hope to help you. Good luck!