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      <bookmark_value>read-only sections</bookmark_value>
      <bookmark_value>protecting;sections</bookmark_value>
      <bookmark_value>converting;sections, into normal text</bookmark_value>
      <bookmark_value>hiding;sections</bookmark_value>
</bookmark><comment>ufi: added two deleting sections entries</comment>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155858" role="paragraph">You can protect, hide, and convert sections to normal text in your document.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154224" role="listitem">Choose <link href="text/swriter/01/02170000.xhp"><emph>Format - Sections</emph></link>.</paragraph>
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         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149848" role="listitem">In the <item type="menuitem">Section</item> list, click the section you want to modify. You can press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+A to select all sections in the list, and you can Shift+click or <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+click to select some sections.</paragraph>
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         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153397" role="listitem">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153120" xml-lang="en-US">To convert a section into normal text, click <emph>Remove</emph>.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149631" xml-lang="en-US">To make a section read-only, select the <emph>Protected</emph> check box in the <emph>Write Protection</emph> area.</paragraph>
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        <paragraph id="par_id731641553483773" role="listitem">Add an optional protection password. The password can be empty and no password will be required to remove protection. If the password is not empty, it will be required to unprotect the section.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149609" xml-lang="en-US">To hide a section, select the <emph>Hide</emph> check box in the <emph>Hide</emph> area.</paragraph>
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<comment>removed ordered list with startvalue 4, not sure if such a list will survive all transformations</comment>

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     <h2 id="hd_id641641501024846">Editing Read-Only Contents</h2>
     <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id841641501075965">A warning message is displayed if you try to edit protected sections.</paragraph>
     <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id531641501248838">To remove protection of a section, do the following:</paragraph>
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     <listitem>
         <paragraph id="par_id681641501272982" role="listitem">Choose <link href="text/swriter/01/02170000.xhp"><menuitem>Format - Sections</menuitem></link>.</paragraph>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <paragraph id="par_id861641501273184" role="listitem">Select the section to unprotect in the <menuitem>Section</menuitem> area of the dialog.</paragraph>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <paragraph id="par_id221641501273326" role="listitem">Uncheck the <menuitem>Protect</menuitem> option in the <menuitem>Write Protection</menuitem> area of the dialog.</paragraph>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <paragraph id="par_id791641501273494" role="listitem">If the section was protected with a non-empty password, type the  password into the dialog that opens.</paragraph>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <paragraph id="par_id561641501273767" role="listitem">Click <menuitem>OK</menuitem> .</paragraph>
       </listitem>
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