Hello Richard,

        I know there is a menu option from were we can set to protect  and
unprotect documents. But this will apply to that opened instance of

the word document. My problem is to apply the "Editing Restriction" to  all
those document which are opening on the basis of my word template. My

word template have a action pane from where i have given some form  fields.
I want the user to make changes in the document opened on the

basis of my word template only through the given form fields. For that i
wrote

  object noReset = false;
  object password = "test";
  object useIRM = false;
  object enforceStyleLock = false;

           this.Protect(Word.WdProtectionType.wdAllowOnlyFormFields, ref
noReset, ref password, ref useIRM, ref enforceStyleLock);

on ThisDocument_Startup. But When i am filling the form fields and  submit
the document action pane. It is giving error

"You are not allowed to edit this region because document protec\tion is  in
effect."

I want to let the user to make changes only through form fields.

The user can't write anything on the document.

I want the above things to be done on all those document which the user
opens on the basis of my word template.

Best Regards
Kausar

Hello Richard!!

            Got success in editing restrictions. I did it this way. I
called the Protect method on the ThisDocument_Startup as you said. On
'Submit' of the 'document action pane', i Unprotect the document. Then after
replacing the field values on the document again I applied the restriction
to the document using Protect method.

Thanks!!! & Regards
Kausar