OneNote 2013 - Locking Section keyboard shortcut not working

I have OneNote 2013 full PC version.  I have a notebook stored somewhere in live.net that has a password protected section.

After I unlock the section when I want to lock it using the Keyboard Shortcut (CTRL+ALT+L) it does not work.  I have tried every combination of alt and ctrl keys and even trying to shift the L sometimes.

The only thing that immediately locks the section is to open the Password Protection sidebar and clicking the button for "Lock All".

How can I get this keyboard functionality to work correctly?

I saw one or two posts about this in the Office 2010 forum, but never any answers.

Please recommend next step?

March 6th, 2015 8:01pm

Hi,

I tried what you described here and I was able to lock the section by using the Keyboard Shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+L). So you might have to try something first to see if this is a single issue or a OneNote issue.

Add a new section to a notebook for testing. Now add a password to that section. After confirmation that the password has been set try the Keyboard Shortcut after that. If that doesn't work you know the issue is a OneNote issue instead of a notebook issue. That's important to know.

You don't have to click the password section to get it locked, you can also navigate to another section to lock the section that has been password protected. You can view these settings in File-Options-Advanced. My guess is that you already know that.

A last test you can try is resetting the ribbon. This will reset the ribbon to it's original layout. I don't know if you have made any customizations but if you did you will lose those so be careful! You can reset the ribbon by going to File - Options - Customize Ribbon. On the right side of that dialog you will see a small button 'Reset'. Click that and try to use the Keyboard Shortcut again. Worth a shot.

Maurice 

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March 8th, 2015 7:47am

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