On the restrictions you chose, Word may warn you that the document may containįormatting or styles that aren't allowed. Word closes the Formatting Restrictions dialog box. Select the Block Quick Style Set Switching check box if you want to prevent yourĬolleagues from changing the Quick Style Set applied to the document.Select the Block Theme Or Scheme Switching check box if you want to prevent yourĬolleagues from changing the document's theme or color scheme.Want AutoFormat to be able to apply formatting. Select the Allow AutoFormat To Override Formatting Restrictions check box if you.For greaterĬontrol, select or clear the check boxes manually. Minimum button to make Word select the most widely used styles. Click the All button to select all the checkīoxes click the None button to clear all the check boxes or click the Recommended Use the check boxes in the Checked Styles Are Currently Allowed list box to specify.Word displays the Formatting Restrictions dialog box. Select the Limit Formatting To A Selection Of Styles check box.If you want to restrict your colleagues to applying only styles you choose, follow these steps:.Word displays the Restrict Formatting And Editing pane. Choose Review | Protect | Protect Document, and then choose Restrict Formatting AndĮditing from the drop-down menu.To apply editing and formatting restrictions, follow these steps:

You can even prevent your colleagues from changing the document at all.

Or you may enforce change-tracking to make sure that nobody edits theĭocument without their changes being tracked. If you want more protection, you can apply editing and formatting restrictions to theįor example, you may allow your colleagues to insert comments in a document but not Apply Editing and Formatting RestrictionsĪs you saw in the previous section, a read-only recommendation gives your document minimal

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