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Lock or unlock a subdocument

1. On the View menu, click Outline.
2. If the subdocuments are collapsed, on the Outlining toolbar, click Expand Subdocuments .
3. Click anywhere in the subdocument you want to lock or unlock.
4. On the Outlining toolbar, click Lock Document .

Notes

Microsoft Word locks subdocuments in the following cases:

• The subdocuments are collapsed.

• The master document is shared by a workgroup, and someone else is currently working on the subdocument.
• Someone who previously worked on the subdocument set file sharing to the read-only option.
• The subdocument is stored on a read-only file share.