Character formatting > Protecting text

You can protect a section of text to prevent it from being changed or deleted.

Protecting text

To protect text, proceed as follows:

1.	Select the desired text.

2.	On the ribbon tab Home \| group Character, click on the group arrow to open the dialog box.

3.	In the dialog box, switch to the Font tab.

4.	Enable the option Protected.

Text that is protected in this manner cannot be edited. If you position the text cursor in such text and attempt to insert or delete something, your attempts will have no effect.

Important note: If you select an unprotected text area that contains a protected section of text, you can still delete it! Protection only prevents editing or deleting within the protected text itself.

Removing the "Protected" formatting

To remove the "Protected" attribute, select the protected section of text, open the dialog box again from the ribbon tab Home | group Character (with the group arrow) and disable the option Protected on the Font tab.

The text segment is no longer protected and can be edited as normal again.