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Locking and unlocking segments or parts of segments

By locking segments or parts of segments, you can protect them from being modified. You can unlock protected segments or parts of segments if you need to modify them.

Procedure

  1. Open the appropriate file in SDL Online Editor.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • If you want to lock or to unlock a segment, click that segment.
    • If you want to lock or to unlock a part of a segment, select it.
  3. On the Home tab, in the Segments group, do one of the following:
    • To lock a segment, click Segment Locking > Lock Segment.
    • To unlock a locked segment, click Segment Locking > Unlock Segment.
    • To lock a part of a segment, click Segment Locking > Lock Selection.
    • To unlock a locked part of a segment, click Segment Locking > Unlock Selection.
    Locked segments appear dimmed and have a lock symbol next to their status, on the right side of the screen. Similarly, locked parts of segments are delimited by two lock symbols – one at the beginning and one at the end of the selection.