How to lock the Text box in Word

Text boxes in Word are often used to highlight certain content when creating a text box, plus the use of some other effects for the Text box. In case you work with many people and want to limit the change of the text box content as well as other customizations, you can lock the Text box again.

The password is then set to protect the Text Box from any changes. And if others want to edit the content or change the format for the Text box, you must enter the correct password. So, besides creating a password for the entire Word file, the user has the option to select a Word data key or block specific components such as Word's Header, Footer key. The following article will guide you how to lock the Text box on Word.

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Instructions to create password Text box on Word

Step 1:

First, we create the Word Text box as usual. Then edit the format for frames or scripts depending on the user.

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Step 2:

Next, click on the Developer tab on Word's toolbar. Click on Restrict Editing .

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Step 3:

Display Restrict Editing interface right next to the interface. Here we customize the option to allow editing. At the Editing restrictions check box select Allow only this type of editing in the document .

Below switch to No changes (Read only) only allows content to be read, no more options to change.

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Step 4:

Press Ctrl + A to select the entire content on the Word document, then click on each Text box to remove the content box from the selection. Continue to look next to the Exceptions (optional) area and select Everyone to allow everyone to edit the selected content, which is the text content except for the text box.

Finally, click on Yes, Start Enforcing Protection at Restrict Editing to intercept the content of the text box.

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Step 5:

Finally enter the password to lock the text box content and press Ok to save.

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The Text box frame results are locked and cannot be edited.

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Step 6:

If you want to stop locking the Text box, click Stop Protection .

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Just like locking a data area on Word, the password creation process for the Text box does the same. The other person cannot change any content, edit the format for the content in the Text box unless the correct password is entered.

I wish you all success!