Protect Header/Footer in a document, but allow tracked changes of the document body

Chemist · #1 10-26-2025, 08:50 AM

Hello,

I have a document with a header/footer that users are not allowed to change.

But the body of the document shall be allowed to be edited by the users in track change mode.

How can this be combined?

Thank you so much for every hint.

Regards
Florian

Italophile · #2 10-26-2025, 11:36 AM

Put the content of the header and footer inside a locked content control.

Charles Kenyon · #3 10-26-2025, 03:58 PM

That should work fine.
It is what I do. I use a Group Content Control.
To make it more secure, you could use the macro found at How can I prevent users from editing the header of a document in Word 2000 or higher?
It still works in Word 2024.
Of course, the user must permit macros to run.
These two methods can both be implemented.

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