It was just the text box in the header of the page/document that was being affected by the document protection.Īlso I would very much like to protect the header, footer, and story areas of the document so they can not be accessed by the user.

Some of the shapes I have in the first section are in the story area (I think that is what it is called, the header type area behind the section) of the first section and the VBA code changes those shapes and text boxes just fine without unprotecting the document. Method 2: Save word document as a new copy to remove the restriction. I have the body of the of the document divided into two sections one for displaying sets of shapes and one for a User Form. īasically what I have is a one page document with graphics and text boxes in the header and footer. Next, go all the way to the top right-hand corner and click RESTRICT EDITING. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Anytime you need access to changing or deleting something within the form, you will need to do the following: Click on REVIEW from the top of the opened document.

I am guessing the text box is in the header of the first section because the code to change it is ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers. Some of our Word documents are locked as they are protected from unintentional editing. Unprotecting the document with Code worked.

Edit a protected word document