Word 2013 - restrict formatting

Hi
I have a template created in Word 2013 where I want to restrict what people can to with it. The document is set out as a table. I want to make sure that the font is always Arial and the size is always size 10. No changes can be made to these. Also, as the
document is set out in table format, I don't want people typing in too much and it changes the size of the cells. How can I set a character limit?
One final question - I have a series of cells with a tick symbol in, I want people to be able to remove the ticks from the relevant boxes.
Any suggestions?
Viv
Viv Haig

Hi,
Based on my test, please try the following workaround:
1. Set the Arial font and the size was default
Press Ctrl+D>Choose font and size>Set as default
2. Click the Layout tab> Set a fixed Height and Width value>Auto Fit> Fixed Column width
After that the table is fixed, and if type more letters than 10, it will not display.
3. Add protection to a template
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word-help/add-protection-to-a-template-HA010030757.aspx
The article also applies to Word 2013.
To your other question, where did you have a series of cells with a tick symbol in Word file or Excel file? We could try to use Replace function, type the tick symbol and replace all of them to blank.
If I misunderstand, please let me know and give me more information.
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