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Securing a Microsoft Word 2003 Document
I am not sure if this is the correct group to post my question to.
I wrote a microsoft word document that needs to be distributed in a word format. However, I want to protect my document so that no one can change but myself. Can this be done in MicroSoft Word? If so, How can I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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Look in Word's Help index for protect
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Yes, but not very securely. Remember that ANYTHING that can be displayed on
screen can be stolen, but you can make it a little difficult. If you use File, SaveAs, select the Options button, you can then password protect the document as Read Only. With the document open, you can also select the whole document and apply Tools, Protect and give it a different password making it non editable too. These will make it difficult for the casual Word users to edit as the password protection is quite strong in Word 2003 (as long as you use a random LONG password). A better and slightly more secure solution is to create a PDF from the document and protect it. However, the same goes for PDFs too in that an expert can still steal it. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "saw" wrote in message ... I am not sure if this is the correct group to post my question to. I wrote a microsoft word document that needs to be distributed in a word format. However, I want to protect my document so that no one can change but myself. Can this be done in MicroSoft Word? If so, How can I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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Terry Farrell wrote:
Yes, but not very securely. Remember that ANYTHING that can be displayed on screen can be stolen, but you can make it a little difficult. If you use File, SaveAs, select the Options button, you can then password protect the document as Read Only. With the document open, you can also select the whole document and apply Tools, Protect and give it a different password making it non editable too. These will make it difficult for the casual Word users to edit as the password protection is quite strong in Word 2003 (as long as you use a random LONG password). A better and slightly more secure solution is to create a PDF from the document and protect it. However, the same goes for PDFs too in that an expert can still steal it. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "saw" wrote in message ... I am not sure if this is the correct group to post my question to. I wrote a microsoft word document that needs to be distributed in a word format. However, I want to protect my document so that no one can change but myself. Can this be done in MicroSoft Word? If so, How can I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. If it can be read, it can be copied. All one needs is the ability to type or write. P |
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To: P,
If it can be read, it can be copied. All one needs is the ability to type or write. LOL!! Steven Craig Miller |
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"Terry Farrell" wrote...
.... If you use File, SaveAs, select the Options button, you can then password protect the document as Read Only. Not quite. You can set read-only recommended, but that itself doesn't ensure the file is read-only. You can also set a modify password, but that doesn't prevent the file being saved under a different filename WITHOUT a file modify password. Once saved and Word exited, only OS file system privileges could prevent the user from overwriting the original with the unprotected copy. With the document open, you can also select the whole document and apply Tools, Protect and give it a different password making it non editable too. Not that difficult to circumvent. |
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Did I say it was very secure? No.
I already know the drawbacks of trying to secure a document. I think I gave plenty of warnings in my answer in saying that ANYTHING that can be displayed on screen isn't safe. There are just different levels of difficulties. Anyone determined to steal a documents content will not be prevented by any measures. Terry "Harlan Grove" wrote in message ... "Terry Farrell" wrote... ... If you use File, SaveAs, select the Options button, you can then password protect the document as Read Only. Not quite. You can set read-only recommended, but that itself doesn't ensure the file is read-only. You can also set a modify password, but that doesn't prevent the file being saved under a different filename WITHOUT a file modify password. Once saved and Word exited, only OS file system privileges could prevent the user from overwriting the original with the unprotected copy. With the document open, you can also select the whole document and apply Tools, Protect and give it a different password making it non editable too. Not that difficult to circumvent. |
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Hi Saw,
Hopefully, you do not have any form field inserted in your word document such as a textbox. If there is not form field, you can try following suggestions: - open your word document which you want to protect - go to toolsprotect document (this will open side pane for "Protect Document") - click to check "Allow only this type of editing in the document" - select "Filling in forms" - click on "Yes, Start enforcing protection" - you will get a window asking to type password - type, retype password and save document If you have form fields in your document, even then you can make it password protected but it would be a bit complex procedure. So, for the time, try this and please reply back -- Regards, Anup "saw" wrote: I am not sure if this is the correct group to post my question to. I wrote a microsoft word document that needs to be distributed in a word format. However, I want to protect my document so that no one can change but myself. Can this be done in MicroSoft Word? If so, How can I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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It would take all of 30 seconds for anyone familiar with Word to get around
that. The bottom line here is that if you can see the document it is yours to do with as you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Anup Tawde wrote: Hi Saw, Hopefully, you do not have any form field inserted in your word document such as a textbox. If there is not form field, you can try following suggestions: - open your word document which you want to protect - go to toolsprotect document (this will open side pane for "Protect Document") - click to check "Allow only this type of editing in the document" - select "Filling in forms" - click on "Yes, Start enforcing protection" - you will get a window asking to type password - type, retype password and save document If you have form fields in your document, even then you can make it password protected but it would be a bit complex procedure. So, for the time, try this and please reply back I am not sure if this is the correct group to post my question to. I wrote a microsoft word document that needs to be distributed in a word format. However, I want to protect my document so that no one can change but myself. Can this be done in MicroSoft Word? If so, How can I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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Whatever you do to protect the document, there is one or the other software
to break it just as OneNote screen clipping In this case, better option would be to create a sound file, so that the user cannot edit it..! :-) But again, he can listen to it and write it down..! :-D -- Regards, Anup "Graham Mayor" wrote: It would take all of 30 seconds for anyone familiar with Word to get around that. The bottom line here is that if you can see the document it is yours to do with as you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Anup Tawde wrote: Hi Saw, Hopefully, you do not have any form field inserted in your word document such as a textbox. If there is not form field, you can try following suggestions: - open your word document which you want to protect - go to toolsprotect document (this will open side pane for "Protect Document") - click to check "Allow only this type of editing in the document" - select "Filling in forms" - click on "Yes, Start enforcing protection" - you will get a window asking to type password - type, retype password and save document If you have form fields in your document, even then you can make it password protected but it would be a bit complex procedure. So, for the time, try this and please reply back I am not sure if this is the correct group to post my question to. I wrote a microsoft word document that needs to be distributed in a word format. However, I want to protect my document so that no one can change but myself. Can this be done in MicroSoft Word? If so, How can I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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