Also, when youĬlose or Save the document the Save As dialog will open so that the file name & location for saving the new document can be specified. In fact, certain areas may be completed automatically when the new document is generated.
When new documents are generated from a protected template, you still may be able to edit the areas intended to be edited. Usually, the creator of a template will protect the template for exactly that reason - to prevent the template from being altered, so that additional new documents generated from it start off as what the template A template is a 'cookie cutter' that stamps out new documents based on the design & content of the template file. If it is a template, its entirely possible that you are not intended to open & modify the template, itself. The 2 terms have specific, separate & distinct meanings in Word as well as most other programs.
it isn't clear because you appear to use the terms interchangeably. Word for Windows provides some that are not supported in the Mac version. With Protection removed, what type of editing you can do further depends on exactly what types of controls have been used in the document. You still may be prompted for a Password to turn the Protection off. Unprotect Document is an available command. Phillip is correct that the 'document' is Protected, but you might first try going to the Tools menu to see whether
