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24<helpdocument version="1.0">
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26<topic id="textswriterguideprotectionxhp" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Protecting Content in %PRODUCTNAME Writer</title>
28<filename>/text/swriter/guide/protection.xhp</filename>
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31<body>
32<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150620">
33<bookmark_value>indexes;unprotecting</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>tables of contents;unprotecting</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>tables;protecting/unprotecting cells</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>sections;protecting/unprotecting</bookmark_value>
37<bookmark_value>unprotecting tables of contents and indexes</bookmark_value>
38<bookmark_value>protecting;tables and sections</bookmark_value>
39<bookmark_value>cells;protecting/unprotecting</bookmark_value>
40</bookmark><comment>mw transferred 4 index entries from shared/guide/protection.xhp, then changed "sections;" and "tables;", then added 3 new entries</comment>
41<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id6007263" role="heading" level="1" l10n="NEW"><variable id="protection"><link href="text/swriter/guide/protection.xhp" name="Protecting Content in %PRODUCTNAME Writer">Protecting Content in <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME Writer</item></link>
42</variable></paragraph>
43<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1924802" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">The following is an overview of the different ways of protecting contents in <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Writer from being modified, deleted or viewed.</paragraph>
44<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150114" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Protecting Sections in <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Writer</paragraph>
45<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150592" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Any section of a <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Writer text document can be protected against changes with a password.</paragraph>
46<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id4545426" role="warning" l10n="NEW">This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the section against accidental changes.</paragraph>
47<table id="tbl_id3154942">
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49<tablecell>
50<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3166413" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Turning on protection</paragraph>
51</tablecell>
52<tablecell>
53<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3144764" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Select the text. Choose <emph>Insert - Section - Section</emph>, then under <emph>Write protection</emph> mark the <emph>Protect</emph> and <emph>With password</emph> check boxes. (If the section already exists: <emph>Format - Sections</emph>.) Enter and confirm a password of at least 5 characters.</paragraph>
54</tablecell>
55</tablerow>
56<tablerow>
57<tablecell>
58<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147497" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Turning off protection</paragraph>
59</tablecell>
60<tablecell>
61<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147173" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Format - Sections - Section</emph> and under <emph>Write protection</emph> clear the <emph>Protect</emph> check box. Enter the correct password.</paragraph>
62</tablecell>
63</tablerow>
64</table>
65<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3146081" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Protecting Cells in a <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Writer Table</paragraph>
66<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154480" role="paragraph" l10n="U">You can protect the contents of individual cells of a <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Writer text table from changes.</paragraph>
67<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id363170" role="warning" l10n="NEW">This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the cells against accidental changes.</paragraph>
68<table id="tbl_id3150321">
69<tablerow>
70<tablecell>
71<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154360" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Turning on protection</paragraph>
72</tablecell>
73<tablecell>
74<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145643" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG">Place the cursor in a cell or select cells. Right-click to open the context menu, then choose <emph>Cell - Protect</emph>.</paragraph>
75</tablecell>
76</tablerow>
77<tablerow>
78<tablecell>
79<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150042" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Turning off protection</paragraph>
80</tablecell>
81<tablecell>
82<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155178" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG">Place the cursor in the cell or select the cells. First, if necessary, choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph> and mark <emph>Cursor in protected areas - Enable</emph>. Then right-click the cell to open the context menu, choose <emph>Cell - Unprotect</emph>.</paragraph>
83<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151189" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Select the table in the Navigator, open the context menu and select <emph>Table - Unprotect</emph>.</paragraph>
84<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147322" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Use Shift+Ctrl+T to remove protection for the entire current table or all selected tables.</paragraph>
85</tablecell>
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87</table>
88<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149259" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Automatic Protection of Indexes and Tables</paragraph>
89<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153966" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Tables of contents and indexes created automatically in a <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Writer text are automatically protected against accidental changes.</paragraph>
90<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id814539" role="warning" l10n="NEW">This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the contents against accidental changes.</paragraph>
91<table id="tbl_id3150644">
92<tablerow>
93<tablecell>
94<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145767" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Turning on protection</paragraph>
95</tablecell>
96<tablecell>
97<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153786" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Place the cursor in the index/table of contents.</paragraph>
98<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159088" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">From the context menu choose <emph>Edit Index/Table</emph>. On the Index/Table tab page, mark <emph>Protected against manual changes</emph>.</paragraph>
99</tablecell>
100</tablerow>
101<tablerow>
102<tablecell>
103<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154118" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Turning off protection</paragraph>
104</tablecell>
105<tablecell>
106<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148463" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">Place the cursor in the index. First of all, if necessary, under <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>, mark <emph>Cursor in protected areas - Enable</emph>.</paragraph>
107<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152968" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">From the context menu choose <emph>Edit Index/Table</emph>. On the Index/Table tab page, unmark <emph>Protected against manual changes</emph>.</paragraph>
108<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152774" role="tablecontent" l10n="U">In the Navigator, select the index, then open the context menu in the Navigator and select <emph>Index - Read-only</emph>.</paragraph>
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110</tablerow>
111</table>
112<embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/>
113<embed href="text/shared/guide/redlining_protect.xhp#redlining_protect"/>
114<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10B8C" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">
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116</paragraph>
117<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7858516" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/guide/protection.xhp">Protecting Other Contents</link></paragraph>
118</body>
119</helpdocument>
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