"Restricted editing" -> "Limit formatting to a selection of styles"

Done.

Thanks a lot. This is exactly what one needs to do when using Word Documents in a group setting. Always.

We enforce this and it makes it so much easier for everybody. We also enforce that no one is allowed to mess with the style definitions once they are fixed for the specific project.

It is the same as if one is using code formatting rules and enforces them by configuration of linting tools.

Do some people complain, because they cannot do their personal pet peeve? Sure. Do I care in terms of the greater good for the project or the team? Only in so far as I learn not to want said people in my projects/teams.

Do some people point out specific and relevant flaws in the designe/code/style rules? Sure. Do they count? Hell yes. I love these people in my teams/projects. They know how to understand systems, think systematically and also how to communicate relevant criticism in a productive way.

> It is the same as if one is using code formatting rules and enforces them by configuration of linting tools.

Feature request: some sort of ML in Word that detects when someone is using spaces to line text up between lines, stops them, and pops up a tutorial on using the ruler.

You can turn on the show "show character and other hidden formatting symbols".

You can also do a search for double spaces.

That feature is a lifesaver for collaboration, but it requires that everyone is on Word 2016 or higher IIRC.

And you don't think "normal" users would mess up a LaTex document pretty badly?

I think people with no LaTeX experience would not have a shiny "Bold" option in front of them and would either see usage in other places which already has expected formatting, or would have to read up on what LaTeX is in general.

It's not that they can't easily mess up. Instead there's a higher barrier to do that - once you're past it, you have more understanding of the system.