Allow protection of table cell(s) in Word

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AKThom-Eagle River

I want to be able to create a template and restrict users from modifying
certain graphic sizes and locations. Putting them in a table and locking
that cell, similar to what can be done in Excel, would be a tremendous help
to this chore. I can only find (entire) document locking capability in Word
and no ability to lock only certain portions of the document. Yes, I know I
can restrict users to styles I allow but that does not prevent a user from
modifying inserted graphic logos and such.

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Jay Freedman

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:31:04 -0800, AKThom-Eagle River <AKThom-Eagle
I want to be able to create a template and restrict users from modifying
certain graphic sizes and locations. Putting them in a table and locking
that cell, similar to what can be done in Excel, would be a tremendous help
to this chore. I can only find (entire) document locking capability in Word
and no ability to lock only certain portions of the document. Yes, I know I
can restrict users to styles I allow but that does not prevent a user from
modifying inserted graphic logos and such.
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If you have Word 2003, which your mention of restricting styles
suggests, then you can protect just one cell. First protect the entire
document. Then select everything before the cell in question and make
that selection editable by everyone. Then repeat for everything after
the cell. The effective result is that only the cell is protected.
 
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AKThom-Eagle River

Thank you Jay. I will check out your suggestion. Yes, I am using Word 2003.
Thom
 
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