How to Write-Protect a Word 2000 Document
Protecting your created documents with Microsoft Word 2000 can be important for a variety of reasons, especially if you intend on sharing the documents with other users. Microsoft provides two ways for users to write-protect their documents by not allowing users to edit the text of the document. Whether you want to write-protect the entire document or just parts of it will determine which method is most effective for you.
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Instructions
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Write-Protect Parts of the Document
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Click "Protect Document" from the "Tools" menu on the top toolbar. The "Protect Document" window will appear. By default, the "Forms" radio button should be activated. If it's not, click on it. When activated, the "Sections" button will be available.
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Click the "Sections" button to display the "Section Protection" window. From here, you can begin selecting the sections of text that you would like to protect.
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Highlight the blocks of text you want to write-protect. When all of the text has been highlighted, press "OK" to write-protect the sections of text.
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Press "OK" to close the "Protect Document" window. You will now be viewing the document as a write-protected document.
Write-Protect the Entire Document
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Right-click the file you wish to protect. A list of options will appear.
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Click "Properties" to bring up a new window. There will be several tabs to click on in the "Properties" window.
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Click the "General" tab to view some of the file's properties, including its "Read-only" settings.
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Click "Read-only" to write-protect the entire document.
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Click "OK" to close the "Properties" window and save your changes.
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