Lock Editing for Style Guides and Header and Footer Templates

Use this feature to lock style guides and header and footer templates and restrict other users from editing these to prevent inconsistencies and unexpected changes.

Locking these elements to only authorized users helps project teams enforce branding and formatting rules across documents. For style guides, you can configure lock edit settings on the Style Guides tab of the Format page. For header and footer templates, you can configure lock edit settings on the Header and Footers tab. The following options for managing the lock edit settings are available:
  • : Locked indicator
  • : Lock guide or template
  • : Unlock guide or template

Permissions

When using the lock editing feature, the following permissions apply:

Permission Copy Lock Unlock Modify Locked Delete Locked Apply to Project Preview
Administrator
Author-Creator
Author
Contributor

Only the creator of a given style guide or header and footer template can lock and unlock the guide or template. However, administrators have override access.