Define editable / non-editable zones

Set up editable or non-editable zones for the documents created from this template.

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Tomorro allows you to choose whether or not to block editing and suggestions on documents created from a template.

👉 To find out how to do this: set editing rights on the document.

However, it may happen that, although document editing is locked, only certain fields need to be unlocked and can be edited by your collaborators.

On the other hand, there may be times when, although document editing is unlocked, only certain areas need to be locked and cannot be edited by your collaborators.

Let's see how you can set this up.

🔐 Define a non-editable area

1️⃣ Allow editing of the document from the Participants settings.

2️⃣ Then select the part of the document that can be edited by contributors. Click on the lock that appears in the black banner:

3️⃣ Click on "Comments only".

Once this is done, the zone appears in a gray box above which appears the mention "Comments only" to inform you.

👉 Consequences

  • Contributors can edit/make or review suggestions on the whole document ;

  • Only defined areas are locked: contributors cannot edit/make or review suggestions on these areas.

✏️ Define an editable area

To define an editable zone, so to unlock a zone in which contributors will be able to make changes or suggestions/receive suggestions, the document edition must first be locked.

💡 If the edition is already unlocked, it is normal that you cannot define an editable area because contributors will be able to edit the document by default.

1️⃣ Lock the editing of the document from the Participants settings.

2️⃣ Then select the part of the document that can be edited by contributors. Click on the lock that appears in the black banner:

3️⃣ Click on "Edition allowed" or "Suggestion Allowed":

Once this is done, the zone appears in a grey box above which appears the mention "Editions allowed" or "Suggestions allowed" to inform you.

👉 Consequences

  • Contributors cannot edit/make or review suggestions on the whole document ;

  • Only defined areas are editable: contributors can edit/make or review suggestions on these areas only.

💡 Note that when the document is locked or you have defined locked areas, Admin users can still freely edit those areas. The restrictions only affect Contributors.

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