Bug 120854 - Support restricting editing of documents like in Word
Summary: Support restricting editing of documents like in Word
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Keywords: filter:doc, filter:docx
: 161270 (view as bug list)
Depends on: 164215
Blocks: DOCX-Doc-Protection DOC-Doc-Protection
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Reported: 2018-10-24 05:20 UTC by Aron Budea
Modified: 2025-02-05 09:15 UTC (History)
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Description Aron Budea 2018-10-24 05:20:21 UTC 
This concerns Word's Review -> Restrict Editing feature.

There the following can be controlled separately:
1. Formatting restrictions.
2. Different editing restrictions with possible exceptions.
3. Whether the restriction setting is password-protected.

Currently (as of 6.2 alpha1) the "Filling in forms" editing restriction is supported via the compatibility setting "Protect form", but without the ability to set/reset the password.
Comment 1 Aron Budea 2018-10-24 05:48:59 UTC 
This is what's currently possible in Writer:
https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Protecting_Content_in_Writer

It's not like nothing is possible at the moment, the point of this ticket is to improve interoperability by allowing further settings, and adapt the user interface accordingly.
Comment 2 Buovjaga 2018-12-27 17:30:53 UTC 
OK -> NEW
Comment 3 m_a_riosv 2024-05-26 14:14:35 UTC 
*** Bug 161270 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***