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Good afternoon,
I created a document to where the header can not be edited in Word 2016. I did this by creating a continuous page break at the top of the document right below the header. Afterwards, I configured the restrict editing option of the document to allow editing to all other parts of the document. Whenever I try to copy all with the ctrl+a shortcut key in the editable portion, nothing happens. All other shortcut keys are working normally ctrl+c, ctrl+v, underline, bold, etc. Are there any limitations to ctrl+a once the document has been restricted? Thanks for your assistance.
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Hello Carlos,
If you restricted editing for filling in forms this could happen, yes.
You would not need a section break to restrict editing no changes (with exceptions) and anything could be selected then.
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions or require further help.
Regards