Lock a document

You can lock a document to prevent it from being accidentally edited, moved, deleted, or renamed.

Lock or unlock a document

  1. Click the document name at the top of the page, then select or deselect the Locked checkbox.

    Pop-up for locking or unlocking a document

  2. Click outside the window to close it.

Locking a document isn’t the same as protecting it with a password—anyone can unlock the document.