You can protect the content items listed in the table below from changes in the main body and header and footer of the document.
Content type |
Disabled functions when the element is locked |
Enabled functions when the element is locked |
|---|---|---|
Text |
Enter, edit, format, and delete text |
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Image |
–Move an image –Resize an image –Delete an image |
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Shape |
–Move a shape –Resize a shape –Delete a shape |
Enter, edit, format, and delete text inside a shape |
Text in a shape |
Enter, edit, format, and delete text inside a shape |
–Move a shape –Resize a shape –Delete a shape |
Text in table cells |
–Enter, edit, format, and delete text in locked table cells –Resize and delete rows and columns containing locked table cells –Delete a table |
–Enter, edit, format, and delete text in the other cells of a table –Resize and delete other rows and columns in the table –Insert rows and columns |
Table |
–Enter, edit, format text in a table –Insert, resize, and delete rows and columns –Delete a table |
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