The header and footer in Word 2010 cannot be protected with a mouse click. The way has also changed with the new version. So that the work is not accidentally changed, the following article shows how to protect headers and footers.

 

To protect the header and footer in Word 2010 and thus prevent changes, proceed as follows:

File> Information> Protect Document> Restrict Editing

 

The setting options now open on the right Formatting and editing.

Next up Page Layout> Breaks> Continuous

Now appears Select Sections ... 

Point 1 is only required for formatting restrictions. We tick Only this processing ... and choose Filling in forms .

By setting the Continuous, Word is now divided into two sections: Section 1 and 2. With a click on Select Sections ... the Protect Section window opens.
Since the section to be protected is to be selected here, we select section 1 and uncheck section 2. It follows that Section 1 is assigned a header and footer.

Confirm with OK and then on Yes, apply protection now . click

 

 

As the last step, assign a password and the header and footer are protected.

To edit the header and footer again, click on Unprotect. If the button is not visible, carry out step one.

 

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