/text/swriter/guide/protection.xhp indexes;unprotecting tables of contents;unprotecting tables;protecting/unprotecting cells sections;protecting/unprotecting unprotecting tables of contents and indexes protecting;tables and sections cells;protecting/unprotecting document;protection from changes Protecting Content in %PRODUCTNAME Writer The following is an overview of the different ways of protecting contents in %PRODUCTNAME Writer from being modified or deleted. Protecting Sections in %PRODUCTNAME Writer Any section of a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text document can be protected against changes with or without a password. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the section against accidental changes. Turning on of protection Create or select a section: If the section does not exist: Select the text. Go to the Insert - Section... in menu bar. If the section already exists:Go to the Format - Sections... in menu bar and select the section.
Or right-click on the section in the Navigator and choose the Edit... item. Enable a protection If you want the protection without a password, choose the Protect check box under the Write protection. If you want the protection with a password, choose the the Protect and With password check boxes. Enter and confirm the password of at least five characters. Modification of protection If the protection has no a password, and you want to give it, choose the With password, enter and confirm the password of at least five characters. If the protection has a password, and you want only to clear it, uncheck the With password under the Write protection and enter the correct password. If the protection has a password, and you want only to change it, click to the Password button in the Write protection, enter the correct password, and in the new window, enter and confirm the new password of at least five characters. Turning off of protection If the protection has no a password, uncheck the Protect under the Write protection. If the protection has a password, uncheck the Protect under the Write protection and enter the correct password. Protecting Cells in a %PRODUCTNAME Writer Table You can protect the contents of individual cells of tables or whole table in %PRODUCTNAME Writer from changes. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the cells against accidental changes. For one or several cells, place the cursor in a cell or select needed several cells. Choose the Table - Protect Cells in menu bar. For whole table, select the table, and choose the Table - Protect Cells in menu bar. If it is necessary, go to the %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids and choose Enable cursor under the Protected Areas. For one or several cells, place the cursor in the cell or select the cells. Choose the Tools - Unprotect Cells in menu bar. For whole table, right-click on the table in the Navigator, and choose Table - Unprotect in the context menu.
Or select the whole table and choose Tools - Unprotect Cells in menu bar. Tables of Contents and Indexes Protection Tables of contents and indexes created automatically in a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text, and it has automatically protected against accidental changes. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the contents against accidental changes. Right-click in the index/table of contents. Go to Edit Index... in the context menu. Choose Protected against manual changes on the Type tab. Right-click on the index/table of contents in the Navigator and choose Index - Read-only item. Right-click in the index/table of contents. Go to the Edit Index... in the context menu. Uncheck Protected against manual changes on the Type tab. Right-click in the index/table of contents in the Navigator and uncheck Index - Read-only. Protection of the whole %PRODUCTNAME Writer document from changes. You can protect the contents of %PRODUCTNAME Writer document from changes, if it is one form follow file formats: .doc, .docx, .odt, .ott. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the contents against accidental changes in the document. To enable the protection of the whole document, go to Tools - Options... - Writer - Compatibility and choose Protect form. To disable the protection of the whole document, go to Tools - Options... - Writer - Compatibility and uncheck Protect form. Protecting Other Contents