Locking and Unlocking Balloons You can lock balloons so that you cannot manipulate them in the document. To lock and unlock balloons: Click Lock Balloons or UnLock Balloons (Home ribbon). Parent topicManipulating Balloons Moving Balloons Copying Balloons and Characteristics from a Drawing Copying Balloons and Characteristics in the Table Manager Using Selective Leader Lines Changing Individual Balloon Appearances Customizing Balloon Numbers Deleting Balloons Reusing Balloon Numbers