Microsoft Word: 'You can't make this change because this selection is locked.'

Try this solution if you get that error.

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For some stupid reason, you may be required to write a stupid Word document by editing a stupid .dotx template. Even you are supposed to change some part of the stupid template, you may get the following stupid error:

You can't make this change because this selection is locked.

There are several proposed solution for this stupid problem but only one of them worked for me. ¹

1. If your Word is missing Developer tab at the top, first go to Options → Customize Ribbon. and enable the Developer option.

   

2. Then click Design Mode to remove the stupid restriction.

   

3. Thank LaTeX developers.

1. The solution worked for me ↩

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