How do you lock a page's content?

In working in Publisher 2007 I can not lock the images and text to each pape.
I have a 10 page document I am adding graphics and text. Your help will be
appricated.

You cannot lock a Publisher document. You can create 10 different Master pages
and put the objects on the Master page. That way when the document is opened the
objects cannot be automatically edited by mistake.

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Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
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http://msauer.mvps.org/
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"doug1957" wrote in message
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In working in Publisher 2007 I can not lock the images and text to each pape.
I have a 10 page document I am adding graphics and text. Your help will be
appricated.

May I ask why you want to lock this data? Maybe there's another way to do
what you want.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"doug1957" wrote in message
news
In working in Publisher 2007 I can not lock the images and text to each
pape.
I have a 10 page document I am adding graphics and text. Your help will
be
appricated.

May I take this one up, please? I too find I would like to 'lock' pages.

For instance, I produce a booklet for a production meeting, using Autoflow
throughout. I finish it, I think it's perfect, but people want changes. I
need to add a page here, delete a page there, move a page from one place to
another.

When I do that, I find that the booklet has gone completely berserk. The
whole thing needs to be taken apart and put together again.

Isn't there some way of ensuring that content stays where it's meant to be
while you change the stuff around it?



"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

May I ask why you want to lock this data? Maybe there's another way to do
what you want.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"doug1957" wrote in message
news
In working in Publisher 2007 I can not lock the images and text to each
pape.
I have a 10 page document I am adding graphics and text. Your help will
be
appricated.

Yes - send them .pdf files.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"john_p" wrote in message
...
May I take this one up, please? I too find I would like to 'lock' pages.

For instance, I produce a booklet for a production meeting, using Autoflow
throughout. I finish it, I think it's perfect, but people want changes.
I
need to add a page here, delete a page there, move a page from one place
to
another.

When I do that, I find that the booklet has gone completely berserk. The
whole thing needs to be taken apart and put together again.

Isn't there some way of ensuring that content stays where it's meant to be
while you change the stuff around it?



"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

May I ask why you want to lock this data? Maybe there's another way to do
what you want.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"doug1957" wrote in message
news
In working in Publisher 2007 I can not lock the images and text to each
pape.
I have a 10 page document I am adding graphics and text. Your help
will
be
appricated.

Thank you for your quick response.

So I produce a booklet in Publisher, I send people pdfs, they respond and
ask me to make changes by adding paragraphs, adding and deleting pages and so
on; I do this and the booklet is completely ruined and I have to start again,
because I wasn't able to lock the pages that didn't need changing. Or is
there another way?

Thanks

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Yes - send them .pdf files.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"john_p" wrote in message
...
May I take this one up, please? I too find I would like to 'lock' pages.

For instance, I produce a booklet for a production meeting, using Autoflow
throughout. I finish it, I think it's perfect, but people want changes.
I
need to add a page here, delete a page there, move a page from one place
to
another.

When I do that, I find that the booklet has gone completely berserk. The
whole thing needs to be taken apart and put together again.

Isn't there some way of ensuring that content stays where it's meant to be
while you change the stuff around it?



"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

May I ask why you want to lock this data? Maybe there's another way to do
what you want.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"doug1957" wrote in message
news In working in Publisher 2007 I can not lock the images and text to each
pape.
I have a 10 page document I am adding graphics and text. Your help
will
be
appricated.

There is no other way. I don't understand why it is important to lock pages if
you are not sending the Publisher file. If folks are sending you changes why
would you need to edit pages that are okay?

--
Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/

"john_p" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your quick response.

So I produce a booklet in Publisher, I send people pdfs, they respond and
ask me to make changes by adding paragraphs, adding and deleting pages and so
on; I do this and the booklet is completely ruined and I have to start again,
because I wasn't able to lock the pages that didn't need changing. Or is
there another way?

Thanks

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Yes - send them .pdf files.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"john_p" wrote in message
...
May I take this one up, please? I too find I would like to 'lock' pages.

For instance, I produce a booklet for a production meeting, using Autoflow
throughout. I finish it, I think it's perfect, but people want changes.
I
need to add a page here, delete a page there, move a page from one place
to
another.

When I do that, I find that the booklet has gone completely berserk. The
whole thing needs to be taken apart and put together again.

Isn't there some way of ensuring that content stays where it's meant to be
while you change the stuff around it?



"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

May I ask why you want to lock this data? Maybe there's another way to do
what you want.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"doug1957" wrote in message
news In working in Publisher 2007 I can not lock the images and text to each
pape.
I have a 10 page document I am adding graphics and text. Your help
will
be
appricated.

Mary Sauer wrote:
There is no other way. I don't understand why it is important to lock pages if
you are not sending the Publisher file. If folks are sending you changes why
would you need to edit pages that are okay?

I think what John is trying to say is this:

* John sends file to various parties for proofreading and approval
* Revisions to be made are submitted
* John makes these revisions to the file
* Making one small revision on one page throws the layout on other pages
into disarray.

* Being able to lock the layout of pages would reduce the disarray
created by the minor modifications requested.

Unfortunately, I don't think there's any way really to avoid this.

John:
Moving a page with AutoFlow'd content on should change anything.
Similarly, adding a page shouldn't affect layout at all (although adding
a single left or right page in the middle of a booklet-type publication
will obviously make all the left pages and right pages have the wrong
layout for their new locations - but locking layout down wouldn't fix
that). I can't see how you would expect the text to behave if you delete
it - the text has to go somewhere, otherwise you have a big gap in the
middle of your text story.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org

Thanks, Ed, that's what I meant!


John

"Ed Bennett" wrote:

Mary Sauer wrote:
There is no other way. I don't understand why it is important to lock pages if
you are not sending the Publisher file. If folks are sending you changes why
would you need to edit pages that are okay?

I think what John is trying to say is this:

* John sends file to various parties for proofreading and approval
* Revisions to be made are submitted
* John makes these revisions to the file
* Making one small revision on one page throws the layout on other pages
into disarray.

* Being able to lock the layout of pages would reduce the disarray
created by the minor modifications requested.

Unfortunately, I don't think there's any way really to avoid this.

John:
Moving a page with AutoFlow'd content on should change anything.
Similarly, adding a page shouldn't affect layout at all (although adding
a single left or right page in the middle of a booklet-type publication
will obviously make all the left pages and right pages have the wrong
layout for their new locations - but locking layout down wouldn't fix
that). I can't see how you would expect the text to behave if you delete
it - the text has to go somewhere, otherwise you have a big gap in the
middle of your text story.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org

I am having similar problem - when I delete pages in the middle of my
document the text appears on the next page and then a page at the end of my
document gets knock off! I'm trying to learn this software on my own so if
there is solution to John P's dilemma that would help me too! I don't get
why you can't delete text and that it "has to go somewhere"! Shouldn't it go
in the trash? Can I not delete unwanted pages (i.e. page 6 and 7) and have
page 8 become page 6?


"john_p" wrote:

Thanks, Ed, that's what I meant!


John

"Ed Bennett" wrote:

Mary Sauer wrote:
There is no other way. I don't understand why it is important to lock pages if
you are not sending the Publisher file. If folks are sending you changes why
would you need to edit pages that are okay?

I think what John is trying to say is this:

* John sends file to various parties for proofreading and approval
* Revisions to be made are submitted
* John makes these revisions to the file
* Making one small revision on one page throws the layout on other pages
into disarray.

* Being able to lock the layout of pages would reduce the disarray
created by the minor modifications requested.

Unfortunately, I don't think there's any way really to avoid this.

John:
Moving a page with AutoFlow'd content on should change anything.
Similarly, adding a page shouldn't affect layout at all (although adding
a single left or right page in the middle of a booklet-type publication
will obviously make all the left pages and right pages have the wrong
layout for their new locations - but locking layout down wouldn't fix
that). I can't see how you would expect the text to behave if you delete
it - the text has to go somewhere, otherwise you have a big gap in the
middle of your text story.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org