Tell us what kind of editing restriction you are applying and why you are using that. "Locked" is too vague.[/quote]



First the why: To keep the client from mucking about with modifying styles, etc.

The what: The editing restriction is limited to "Filling in forms." It's an odd term MSWord uses, since the user can type to his heart's content. Of the three sections in the document, only the first section is locked, which seems to cover only the header/footer.

In that case, you should be using the 'No changes (read only)' restrictions, with the 'limit formatting to a selection of Styles' option checked and editable areas marked as exceptions.
The only place a user can type in a Section to which 'filling in forms' editing restrictions has been applied is within formfields or content controls. Obviously, if you have an unprotected Section, almost anything goes there - including Style changes.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]