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Prevent users from printing
In order to prevent users from printing my word document, I can type in a sub
with the vba editor such as: Sub FilePrint() MsgBox "Print not allowed" End Sub However this only traps the Print command from the File menu. How can I intercept the Print button as well? |
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The equivalent to what you have is ...
Sub FilePrintDefault() MsgBox "Print not allowed" End Sub but it only stops casual printing. Anybody that wants to print can easily find a way around it. -- Enjoy, Tony "Lluis Escude" Lluis wrote in message ... In order to prevent users from printing my word document, I can type in a sub with the vba editor such as: Sub FilePrint() MsgBox "Print not allowed" End Sub However this only traps the Print command from the File menu. How can I intercept the Print button as well? |
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"Tony Jollans" wrote:
but it only stops casual printing. Anybody that wants to print can easily find a way around it. Thanks a lot, I can probably make do with this. At any rate, what kind of way around you mean? Like just editing the code? In that case I could play around with the macro security level and the validating of signatures. But, is there any other easier way? |
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At any rate, what kind of way around you mean?
For example .. copying and pasting to a new document, and then printing (hold down Ctrl and type acnvpEnterzF4) -- Enjoy, Tony "Lluis Escude" wrote in message ... "Tony Jollans" wrote: but it only stops casual printing. Anybody that wants to print can easily find a way around it. Thanks a lot, I can probably make do with this. At any rate, what kind of way around you mean? Like just editing the code? In that case I could play around with the macro security level and the validating of signatures. But, is there any other easier way? |
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Then I gather there isn't a way to prevent selecting and/or copying text .
"Tony Jollans" wrote: At any rate, what kind of way around you mean? For example .. copying and pasting to a new document, and then printing (hold down Ctrl and type acnvpEnterzF4) |
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Well, yes, there is, but it gets very involved and still doesn't stop the
determined user. Word is an *editor* and just isn't designed to apply great levels of protection; the bottom line is that if someone has access to information (be it a document or anything else) they can do as they will with that information - if your documents are sensitive you should only give them to people who need to see them, and whom you trust (with any instructions you deem appropriate). Having said that, if you have Word 2003 you could look into Information Rights Management (IRM) - I don't know anything about it so can't guide you in any way but it does afford some level of protection to documents. -- Enjoy, Tony "Lluis Escude" wrote in message ... Then I gather there isn't a way to prevent selecting and/or copying text . "Tony Jollans" wrote: At any rate, what kind of way around you mean? For example .. copying and pasting to a new document, and then printing (hold down Ctrl and type acnvpEnterzF4) |
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If you allow the users to see your document, there is no way on earth you
can stop them from printing it. You can merely make it a little more trouble to do so. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Lluis Escude wrote: "Tony Jollans" wrote: but it only stops casual printing. Anybody that wants to print can easily find a way around it. Thanks a lot, I can probably make do with this. At any rate, what kind of way around you mean? Like just editing the code? In that case I could play around with the macro security level and the validating of signatures. But, is there any other easier way? |
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As a matter of fact, it just struck me that I can password-protect the
document so that text can't be selected and therefore not copied either. |
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Anything that can be read can be copied. All you can do is make it harder.
-- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Lluis Escude" wrote in message ... As a matter of fact, it just struck me that I can password-protect the document so that text can't be selected and therefore not copied either. |
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Hi,
Although 3 yrs later and although not entirely secure, but I now used the answers to this post for "protection" against cutting, copying and printing of our documents. The person can make changes, but has to send it back to our department for verification/printing. Thanks to all, Lupe "Lluis Escude" wrote: In order to prevent users from printing my word document, I can type in a sub with the vba editor such as: Sub FilePrint() MsgBox "Print not allowed" End Sub However this only traps the Print command from the File menu. How can I intercept the Print button as well? |
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