/text/swriter/guide/protection.xhp indexes;unprotecting tables of contents;unprotecting tables;protecting/unprotecting cells sections;protecting/unprotecting unprotecting tables of contents and indexes protecting;tables and sections cells;protecting/unprotecting mw transferred 4 index entries from shared/guide/protection.xhp, then changed "sections;" and "tables;", then added 3 new entries Protecting Content in %PRODUCTNAME Writer The following is an overview of the different ways of protecting contents in %PRODUCTNAME Writer from being modified, deleted or viewed. Protecting Sections in %PRODUCTNAME Writer Any section of a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text document can be protected against changes with a password. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the section against accidental changes. Turning on protection Select the text. Choose Insert - Section - Section, then under Write protection mark the Protect and With password check boxes. (If the section already exists: Format - Sections.) Enter and confirm a password of at least 5 characters. Turning off protection Choose Format - Sections - Section and under Write protection clear the Protect check box. Enter the correct password. Protecting Cells in a %PRODUCTNAME Writer Table You can protect the contents of individual cells of a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text table from changes. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the cells against accidental changes. Turning on protection Place the cursor in a cell or select cells. Right-click to open the context menu, then choose Cell - Protect. Turning off protection Place the cursor in the cell or select the cells. First, if necessary, choose %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids and mark Cursor in protected areas - Enable. Then right-click the cell to open the context menu, choose Cell - Unprotect. Select the table in the Navigator, open the context menu and select Table - Unprotect. Use Shift+Ctrl+T to remove protection for the entire current table or all selected tables. Automatic Protection of Indexes and Tables Tables of contents and indexes created automatically in a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text are automatically protected against accidental changes. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the contents against accidental changes. Turning on protection Place the cursor in the index/table of contents. From the context menu choose Edit Index/Table. On the Index/Table tab page, mark Protected against manual changes. Turning off protection Place the cursor in the index. First of all, if necessary, under %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids , mark Cursor in protected areas - Enable. From the context menu choose Edit Index/Table. On the Index/Table tab page, unmark Protected against manual changes. In the Navigator, select the index, then open the context menu in the Navigator and select Index - Read-only. Protecting Other Contents