Once you have an edit profile exactly the way you want it, you can lock it. To do this, type PROFILE LOCK and press Enter. The edit profile is saved with all the current modes, options, and temporary lines, and it is marked so that the saved copy of the edit profile is not changed. Usually, each time you begin an editing session the edit profile you start with is exactly the way you locked it. The exceptions are caps, number, stats, and pack, which are made to match the data and are noted with messages. You can change a mode during an editing session, but if the edit profile is locked, the change affects only the current session; it does not affect any later sessions.

If you have locked your current edit profile, you cannot change the initial macro name with IMACRO. For information on IMACRO, see IMACRO—Specify an Initial Macro. For information on the LOCK operand, see PROFILE—Control and Display Your Profile.