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I have one document. i don't want other person edit my document, but they can read only and print -- kimsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kimsea's Profile: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/member.php?u=1925 View this thread: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39065 The Tech SuperSite for India - www.techenclave.com |
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There is no sure-fire way to keep someone from editing your document, but
you can try the options under Tools--Protect Document. ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "kimsea" wrote in message ... I have one document. i don't want other person edit my document, but they can read only and print -- kimsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kimsea's Profile: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/member.php?u=1925 View this thread: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39065 The Tech SuperSite for India - www.techenclave.com |
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If you only set the "Password to modify" field, a user could still edit the file using third party software
(such as WordPad, WordPerfect, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, etc.). I'd recommend that you send your Microsoft Word Document as a PDF. Using the PDF format doesn't guarantee that the user won't be able to edit it. Any user with Adobe Acrobat Elements, Adobe Acrobat Standard, or Adobe Acrobat Professional can edit any PDF (that have no additional protection). To view PDF files, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader (a.k.a. Adobe Reader or Acrobat Reader): http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Convert documents between PDF and Word http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...683331033.aspx Document Conversion http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ma...171771033.aspx Secure documents and files http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...956981033.aspx Require a password to open or modify a file http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...860901033.aspx Protect a document from unauthorized changes http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...446741033.aspx Troubleshoot passwords http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...860931033.aspx Troubleshoot security and password protection http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...853621033.aspx Changes in encryption file properties in Office 2003 and Office 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290112/ Description of Office features that are intended to enable collaboration and that are not intended to increase security http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822924/ -- Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others. Requests for assistance by email will NOT be acknowledged! "kimsea" wrote in message ... I have one document. i don't want other person edit my document, but they can read only and print -- kimsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kimsea's Profile: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/member.php?u=1925 View this thread: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39065 The Tech SuperSite for India - www.techenclave.com |
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This is not possible - if they can see your document they can produce an
edited version of it. PDF format is probably the nearest to what you want to achieve, but for that you will need extra software. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org kimsea wrote: I have one document. i don't want other person edit my document, but they can read only and print |
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Correction:
WordPad isn't really third party since it is developed by Microsoft, however, anyone could still open a Microsoft Word Document in WordPad, make changes, and re-save it without ever being asked for the password to modify. Another thought came up: If you were to set the "Password to open" field with higher encryption (i.e. "RC4, Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0") along with setting the "Password to modify" field, then the user would ONLY be able to open, view, and print the document in Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Word 2003, and Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 if they know the Password to open. Any third party software used to open the file would just error up and refuse to open the document. In the example of OpenOffice.org 2.0 (and possibly StarOffice 8), it would say (upon opening the document) that it only supports "Microsoft Office 97/2000 compatible password encryption". I still recommend that you send the file as a PDF. -- Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others. Requests for assistance by email will NOT be acknowledged! "Timothy L" wrote in message ... If you only set the "Password to modify" field, a user could still edit the file using WordPad or third party software (such as WordPerfect, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, etc.). I'd recommend that you send your Microsoft Word Document as a PDF. Using the PDF format doesn't guarantee that the user won't be able to edit it. Any user with Adobe Acrobat Elements, Adobe Acrobat Standard, or Adobe Acrobat Professional can edit any PDF (that have no additional protection). To view PDF files, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader (a.k.a. Adobe Reader or Acrobat Reader): http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Convert documents between PDF and Word http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...683331033.aspx Document Conversion http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ma...171771033.aspx Secure documents and files http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...956981033.aspx Require a password to open or modify a file http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...860901033.aspx Protect a document from unauthorized changes http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...446741033.aspx Troubleshoot passwords http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...860931033.aspx Troubleshoot security and password protection http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...853621033.aspx Changes in encryption file properties in Office 2003 and Office 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290112/ Description of Office features that are intended to enable collaboration and that are not intended to increase security http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822924/ -- Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others. Requests for assistance by email will NOT be acknowledged! "kimsea" wrote in message ... I have one document. i don't want other person edit my document, but they can read only and print -- kimsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kimsea's Profile: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/member.php?u=1925 View this thread: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39065 The Tech SuperSite for India - www.techenclave.com |
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A key question that you haven't answered is what would happen if
someone did make revisions to your document? Would you have control over the document anyway, and would you refuse to accept such changes by others? Would Management back you up on this? Copy your original source document to another folder and make the copy a locked, hidden file (use file properties). If someone mucks with your original source, you can restore it back to its original state using the locked, hidden file copy you just made. If you have an office intranet, or if you have a web site, you could post your document as a web document to a web page and then provide others with a link to your document, say, in an email. Your users could read and print your document but since they wouldn't be working with the original doc, they couldn't affect your original source. Yes, they could make another document from the web page but doing so would be meaningless and a waste of their time if you refused to accept their "suggestions". There isn't a simple, foolproof method yet. If "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... This is not possible - if they can see your document they can produce an edited version of it. PDF format is probably the nearest to what you want to achieve, but for that you will need extra software. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org kimsea wrote: I have one document. i don't want other person edit my document, but they can read only and print |
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