You can lock areas within topics, such as paragraphs, so that they cannot be edited. You might take advantage of this feature, for example, when you are using Flare's topic review and contributions process
When you mark areas in a file to be locked, the background of that area turns gray. However, you can turn this background on or off, depending on whether you want to see it when working on the file.
How to lock elements
Place your cursor on a paragraph that you want to lock, or highlight multiple paragraphs.
Note: Only entire blocks of content or paragraphs can be locked, not portions of paragraphs.
Select Format>Locks>Mark Element(s) to be Locked.
The paragraphs display a gray background (which will not show up in the output). If you want to hide this shading from the XML Editor, but still keep the locks on the paragraphs, select Format>Locks>Show Locked Elements.
Notice that you can still click in the paragraphs and edit the text. That is because the elements have only been marked for locking, but they have not yet been locked.
Select Format>Locks>Locks (Disabled).
The paragraphs marked for locking are now locked, and you cannot edit the text within them.
to save your work.Note: Annotations, which are used in the topic review process, cannot be added to areas of a topic that have been locked. See About Topic Reviews and Contributions.
Note: This feature is to be used for locking areas of a file, not the file itself.
When you are ready to edit the text again, you can unlock the paragraphs. See Unlocking Elements.
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