How to prevent copying of content in a Word document? That's it!

php editor Strawberry will introduce you how to prohibit copying content in a Word document. With simple steps and settings, you can effectively protect document content from being copied at will. Let’s learn this practical tip to keep your documents safe!

First, open the Word document, and then click [Restrict Editing] in the menu tab [Review] list;

After the [Restrict Editing] interface pops up, check "Only allow this type of editing in the document", and then click the drop-down icon. You can see 4 options.

Selecting "Revision" means that after setting, any modifications to the document content will be displayed in revision mode, and the content can be copied;

Selecting "Annotation" means that after setting, the document content can only insert comments in the area, and the content can be copied;

Selecting "Do not allow any changes (read-only)" means that after setting, the document cannot be edited and changed, it can only be viewed, but the content can be copied;

Selecting "Fill in the form" means that after setting, you can only enter content in the created text box, and other areas cannot be edited, changed, or copied.

If you only select "Fill in the form" but do not create a text box, you can also make the document content unable to be edited, changed, and copied.

So, if we want to prohibit copying the content of the Word document, we can select "Fill in the form" in [Restrict Editing], and then click [Yes, start forced protection]. After the dialog box pops up, enter the password field twice Enter the password you want to set, and then click [OK] to set it.

After setting, the Word document cannot be edited to change the content, nor can the content be copied.

If you want to cancel this restriction later, you only need to open the Word document, or click [Restrict Editing] in the [Review] list of the menu tab, and then click "Stop Protection" in the [Restrict Editing] interface, and a pop-up will appear. After entering the dialog box, enter the originally set password in the password field, and then click [OK]. The "fill in form" of the Word document will be dismissed, and the document can be edited and copied normally.

As can be seen from the above operations, lifting the "copy restriction" of a Word document requires entering the originally set password, so when setting it, remember to remember or save the password, otherwise the document cannot be edited and copied.

What if you accidentally forget your password? In this case, you might as well take help from other tools.

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