Lock & prevent a specific part of a Word document To lock a specific part of a document in Word, follow these steps- Open Microsoft Word and finish editing the document.

Learn how to protect selected parts of MS Word document by using 'Restrict Editing' feature. This locks selected content & prevents any editing or changes.

One way you can protect your files and yourself is to encrypt any Microsoft Word documents that contain privileged information.

This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to protect only the header and footer areas in a Microsoft Word document by Susan Harkins.