Microsoft provides a Recommended Minimum button, which still allows a fairly large set of styles, but removes some of the more obscure or unusual ones. Tick this box and click Settings to open the Formatting Restrictions dialog. This is really useful if you want to keep a consistent look to your document and don’t want people using random styles and formatting. (You can also access this option by going to Review | Restrict Editing.)Īfter you’ve made your choices, remember to click the button Yes, Start Enforcing Protection. When you click on this item, the Restrict Editing sidebar will appear on the right-hand side of the document. Truly force ‘Read Only’ document status.Restrict Editing options let you collaborate on a document more broadly without the risk that important parts will be changed or edits made without a clear reviewing trace. It’s more fine-grained control of what people can do in the document rather than the entire document permissions options we’ve mentioned before. There are options in Word to limit access a document in different ways. Thanks for joining us! You'll get a welcome message in a few moments.
