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title: "Online 1040 - Configuring Restricted Fields"
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> ℹ️ Users can lock fields in CrossLink Online by restricting the field.  Restricting a field on a form or worksheet within a tax return will prevent users from being able to fill it out. The only login that can see all fields will be the EFIN/Office login.

**Follow the instructions below to successfully restrict a field:**

## <span style="color: #000000">**Method 1 – Restricting Fields within Office Settings**</span>  


<span style="color: #000000">1. Login with an </span><span style="color: #000000">**EFIN/Office Access Level**</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

> 📝 Click the **Profile Menu** to view the user access level.

![image](media://64221414-0825-4280-96ff-fe31d347e3d2)

  
<span style="color: #000000">2. Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Office Settings**</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>  
<span style="color: #000000">3. Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Restricted Fields**</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>  
<span style="color: #000000">4. Enter the</span><span style="color: #000000">** Field Code**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to be restricted and select </span><span style="color: #000000">**Add Row +**</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

![image](media://fb1fbf8a-d290-427d-830e-f2950d721b2c)

> ⚠️ *To export a list of Field Codes from CrossLink 1040, see 1040 – Exporting Restricted Fields.*

## **Method 2 – Restricting Fields within a Return**  


1. **Open** a tax return.  
2. Select the ‘i’ button on the right-hand side to pop-out Field Description Side-Bar.  
3. Select the field/line you want to be restricted, and click **Lock Field** within the sidebar.

![image](media://b750f856-a336-4ae7-b98f-ebcf585623d2)

> ⚠️ *To lock a field within a Worksheet, the field/line itself, must have a worksheet. If the field/line has a worksheet, the Worksheet button, within the Field Description Side-Bar, will be available.*

  
4. At this point you have added that field to your restricted fields listing located in **Office Settings**  
**> Restricted Fields**.