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How to restrict editing in a Word document Open the document and click on the "Review" tab. Under "Protect," select "Editing restrictions" to open the editing permissions menu. To restrict editing for the entire document, select the check box next to the words "Allow only this type of editing in the document."

On the Review tab, in the Protect group, click Restrict Editing. In the Editing restrictions area, select the Allow only this type of editing in the document check box. In the list of editing restrictions, click No changes (Read only).

Restrict Editing Click Review > Protect > Restrict Editing. Under Editing restrictions, select Allow only this type of editing in the document, and make sure the list says No changes (Read only). Select Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.

To enable editing, go to Review > Restrict Editing and uncheck all boxes in the Restrict Editing pane. To restrict formatting changes, under Formatting Restrictions, select Settings.

When the enforcing protection option appears gray and can't be clicked, it isn't available. Usually the reason that it doesn't work is because another type of protection is already in place on the document. Changing the status of the document will make the option available again.

Save time?and email messages?by working together on a document online. After you post your Word document to SharePoint or OneDrive, everyone on your team can open it and make changes?even at the same time.

With Microsoft 365 and OneDrive or SharePoint, multiple people can work together on a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation. When everyone is working at the same time, that's called co-authoring.