Document.Protect method (Word)

Protects the specified document from unauthorized changes.

Syntax

expression.Protect (Type, NoReset, Password, UseIRM, EnforceStyleLock)

expression A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Type	Required	WdProtectionType	The type of protection to apply.
NoReset	Optional	Variant	False to reset form fields to their default values; True to retain the current form field values if the document is protected. If Type is not wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset is ignored.
Password	Optional	Variant	If supplied, the password to be able to edit the document, or to change or remove protection.
UseIRM	Optional	Variant	Specifies whether to use Information Rights Management (IRM) when protecting the document from changes.
EnforceStyleLock	Optional	Variant	Specifies whether formatting restrictions are enforced for a protected document.
Type	Required	WDPROTECTIONTYPE
NoReset	Optional	Variant
Password	Optional	Variant
UseIRM	Optional	Variant
EnforceStyleLock	Optional	Variant

Return value

VOID

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