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Read-only files should disable all app functions but print+save
A lot of time is wasted by people making changes, edits, etc., to a document
only to discover, at the END of this process, that they're working in a read-only file. The read-only status of a document should be apparent from the start, to avoid wasting the user's time and effort, and the current (read-only) comment in the title bar isn't sufficient. In the tradition of error Prevention being better than Recovery, I suggest that Office apps automatically DISABLE all but a few functions when a read-only document is open: scroll, print, and Save As should be all that's available. Only when you've saved the document with a new name (or turned off read-only protection) would you be able to make and save changes, edit, re-format, and so on. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Read-only files should disable all app functions but print+save
You can still use Save As with a read-only file.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Calybos" wrote in message ... A lot of time is wasted by people making changes, edits, etc., to a document only to discover, at the END of this process, that they're working in a read-only file. The read-only status of a document should be apparent from the start, to avoid wasting the user's time and effort, and the current (read-only) comment in the title bar isn't sufficient. In the tradition of error Prevention being better than Recovery, I suggest that Office apps automatically DISABLE all but a few functions when a read-only document is open: scroll, print, and Save As should be all that's available. Only when you've saved the document with a new name (or turned off read-only protection) would you be able to make and save changes, edit, re-format, and so on. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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