How do you protect a document so that it can't be copied and pasted into a
new document? I protected a Word document which didn't allow changes but it
did allow me to copy it and paste it into a new document.

Thanks

There is no way to protect a Word document in this way. Anything that can be
seen can be copied.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"DSmith" wrote in message
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How do you protect a document so that it can't be copied and pasted into a
new document? I protected a Word document which didn't allow changes but
it
did allow me to copy it and paste it into a new document.

Thanks

Suzanne

If an entire document can be copied into a new document and then edited,
why make a document read protected. I thought the purpose of read only
protection was to keep others from changing the document. This seems too
simple to fool the read only protection.

How can I protect a document so no one elase can change it, but still read
and print it. This is mainly for contracts that are sent to another party and
I do not want them to be able to change any part of them with out my
knowledge. I am aware of track changes and comments, but this is not the
purpose. I just want the other party to approve and print and I must be sure
they have not altered the document.

Ed

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

There is no way to protect a Word document in this way. Anything that can be
seen can be copied.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"DSmith" wrote in message
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How do you protect a document so that it can't be copied and pasted into a
new document? I protected a Word document which didn't allow changes but
it
did allow me to copy it and paste it into a new document.

Thanks

Why, because most people don't know how to do what Suzanne noted could be
done.

Anything that can be read can be copied and edited.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Ed G" wrote in message
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Suzanne

If an entire document can be copied into a new document and then edited,
why make a document read protected. I thought the purpose of read only
protection was to keep others from changing the document. This seems too
simple to fool the read only protection.

How can I protect a document so no one elase can change it, but still read
and print it. This is mainly for contracts that are sent to another party
and
I do not want them to be able to change any part of them with out my
knowledge. I am aware of track changes and comments, but this is not the
purpose. I just want the other party to approve and print and I must be
sure
they have not altered the document.

Ed

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

There is no way to protect a Word document in this way. Anything that can
be
seen can be copied.

--
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.

"DSmith" wrote in message
...
How do you protect a document so that it can't be copied and pasted
into a
new document? I protected a Word document which didn't allow changes
but
it
did allow me to copy it and paste it into a new document.

Thanks

If a document is protected, then users cannot edit *that document." They can
make a copy of the document, but the file Properties will betray that, so
you have proof that the document is not the original.

--
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.

"Ed G" wrote in message
...
Suzanne

If an entire document can be copied into a new document and then edited,
why make a document read protected. I thought the purpose of read only
protection was to keep others from changing the document. This seems too
simple to fool the read only protection.

How can I protect a document so no one elase can change it, but still read
and print it. This is mainly for contracts that are sent to another party
and
I do not want them to be able to change any part of them with out my
knowledge. I am aware of track changes and comments, but this is not the
purpose. I just want the other party to approve and print and I must be
sure
they have not altered the document.

Ed

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

There is no way to protect a Word document in this way. Anything that
can be
seen can be copied.

--
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.

"DSmith" wrote in message
...
How do you protect a document so that it can't be copied and pasted
into a
new document? I protected a Word document which didn't allow changes
but
it
did allow me to copy it and paste it into a new document.

Thanks