How to Use WPS Collaboration Restrict Editing on macOS

Use Collaboration Restrict Editing with 2 how-to topics that can be completed directly in WPS Writer on Mac; 2 items are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Turn On Restrict Editing

Entry point: Review tab → Restrict Editing

1. Open the collaborative document that you want to protect.
2. Click the Review tab.
3. Click Restrict Editing.
4. In the pane on the right, select Restrict Editing.
5. Choose a restriction type: No changes (Read-only), Tracked changes only, Comments only, or Only content controls can be edited.
6. Click Start Protection.
7. Set and confirm the protection password.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: the Restrict Editing pane is enabled and the document enters a protected state.
• What you can do next: collaborators can interact with the document only within the selected restriction type.

Tips While Using

• Keep the protection password in a safe place because you need it to stop protection later.
• In collaboration mode, the current restriction rules apply to all collaborators.

2. Turn Off Restrict Editing

Entry point: Review tab → Restrict Editing → Stop Protection

1. Open the document that already has Restrict Editing enabled.
2. Click the Review tab.
3. Click Restrict Editing.
4. In the Restrict Editing area, click Stop Protection.
5. Enter the protection password.
6. Confirm to restore normal editing.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: the document is no longer in a protected state.
• What you can do next: you can edit, revise, and adjust document content normally.

Tips While Using

• If the password is forgotten, the document owner or document manager can remove protection in collaboration mode.
• After protection is stopped, the previous restriction rules no longer apply.