Locking a document?

[NateBuckley]

Hello, I hope someone can help me with a (no doubt simple) problem.

I'm wondering if it's possible to lock word documents, namely the header so
I can keep others from changing a collegues work.

Thanks for any advice thrown this way!

Regards
Nate

 

[NateBuckley]

Ignore, silly me forgot to check under options .

Thanks anyways

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See the appropriate one of the following:

How can I prevent users from editing the header of a document in Word 2000
or higher?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/ProtectWord2000PlusHeader.htm

How can I prevent users from editing the header of a Word 97 document?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ProtectWord97Header.htm