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Is there a way to lock a template?
We use a couple of different templates for all of our documentation,
depending on the type of document. We want people to be able to make adjustments to a document if necessary (apply bold and italic to text, indent, etc.) but we want to lock it so they can't modify the template itself. We've made the templates read only, but we'd feel better if there were some way to password protect it. I tried setting a modify password on the template, but it required the password to apply the template or even open a document based on the template. Any ideas? |
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Is there a way to lock a template?
Read only prevents accidental changes, but we want to stop unauthorized
people from turing off the flag so they can "fix" the template. We can't use folder security because the template is sent to offices all over the world. "Peter A" wrote: In article , says... We use a couple of different templates for all of our documentation, depending on the type of document. We want people to be able to make adjustments to a document if necessary (apply bold and italic to text, indent, etc.) but we want to lock it so they can't modify the template itself. We've made the templates read only, but we'd feel better if there were some way to password protect it. I tried setting a modify password on the template, but it required the password to apply the template or even open a document based on the template. Any ideas? Why isn't read-only good enough? If the template is at a central location on a server, make its folder read-only too. -- Peter Aitken Author, MS Word for Medical and Technical Writers www.tech-word.com |
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Is there a way to lock a template?
"Password to modify" doesn't work?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Kathy F." wrote in message ... Read only prevents accidental changes, but we want to stop unauthorized people from turing off the flag so they can "fix" the template. We can't use folder security because the template is sent to offices all over the world. "Peter A" wrote: In article , says... We use a couple of different templates for all of our documentation, depending on the type of document. We want people to be able to make adjustments to a document if necessary (apply bold and italic to text, indent, etc.) but we want to lock it so they can't modify the template itself. We've made the templates read only, but we'd feel better if there were some way to password protect it. I tried setting a modify password on the template, but it required the password to apply the template or even open a document based on the template. Any ideas? Why isn't read-only good enough? If the template is at a central location on a server, make its folder read-only too. -- Peter Aitken Author, MS Word for Medical and Technical Writers www.tech-word.com |
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Is there a way to lock a template?
Dream on! If the users can see it they can change it.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Kathy F. wrote: Read only prevents accidental changes, but we want to stop unauthorized people from turing off the flag so they can "fix" the template. We can't use folder security because the template is sent to offices all over the world. "Peter A" wrote: In article , says... We use a couple of different templates for all of our documentation, depending on the type of document. We want people to be able to make adjustments to a document if necessary (apply bold and italic to text, indent, etc.) but we want to lock it so they can't modify the template itself. We've made the templates read only, but we'd feel better if there were some way to password protect it. I tried setting a modify password on the template, but it required the password to apply the template or even open a document based on the template. Any ideas? Why isn't read-only good enough? If the template is at a central location on a server, make its folder read-only too. -- Peter Aitken Author, MS Word for Medical and Technical Writers www.tech-word.com |
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Is there a way to lock a template?
I was afraid of that. Thanks anyway.
"Graham Mayor" wrote: Dream on! If the users can see it they can change it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Kathy F. wrote: Read only prevents accidental changes, but we want to stop unauthorized people from turing off the flag so they can "fix" the template. We can't use folder security because the template is sent to offices all over the world. "Peter A" wrote: In article , says... We use a couple of different templates for all of our documentation, depending on the type of document. We want people to be able to make adjustments to a document if necessary (apply bold and italic to text, indent, etc.) but we want to lock it so they can't modify the template itself. We've made the templates read only, but we'd feel better if there were some way to password protect it. I tried setting a modify password on the template, but it required the password to apply the template or even open a document based on the template. Any ideas? Why isn't read-only good enough? If the template is at a central location on a server, make its folder read-only too. -- Peter Aitken Author, MS Word for Medical and Technical Writers www.tech-word.com |
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Is there a way to lock a template?
Unfortunately, you can't open any document based on the template without the
password. (Seems like it should, though.) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: "Password to modify" doesn't work? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Kathy F." wrote in message ... Read only prevents accidental changes, but we want to stop unauthorized people from turing off the flag so they can "fix" the template. We can't use folder security because the template is sent to offices all over the world. "Peter A" wrote: In article , says... We use a couple of different templates for all of our documentation, depending on the type of document. We want people to be able to make adjustments to a document if necessary (apply bold and italic to text, indent, etc.) but we want to lock it so they can't modify the template itself. We've made the templates read only, but we'd feel better if there were some way to password protect it. I tried setting a modify password on the template, but it required the password to apply the template or even open a document based on the template. Any ideas? Why isn't read-only good enough? If the template is at a central location on a server, make its folder read-only too. -- Peter Aitken Author, MS Word for Medical and Technical Writers www.tech-word.com |
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