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Protected docs between Word 2003 and 2000
In my organization, we run a combination of Word 2000 and 2003. On some
documents we have .jpg signatures inserted. In 2000, when the document is protected, another user of 2000 cannot alter anything in the doc. But when the document is created, saved and protected in 2003, a 2000 user can click on the signature graphic, resize/move it, and save the document as the same thing. I've tried a number of work arounds, all with the same undesirable outcome. Is it something I'm doing, or is it a bug? Thanks for any insight. Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer |
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What are the exact steps you are using to protect the document?
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Jim" wrote in message ... In my organization, we run a combination of Word 2000 and 2003. On some documents we have .jpg signatures inserted. In 2000, when the document is protected, another user of 2000 cannot alter anything in the doc. But when the document is created, saved and protected in 2003, a 2000 user can click on the signature graphic, resize/move it, and save the document as the same thing. I've tried a number of work arounds, all with the same undesirable outcome. Is it something I'm doing, or is it a bug? Thanks for any insight. Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer |
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Hi Beth, Here they are, assuming the doc is completed and the .jpg is
inserted and placed. ToolsProtect DocumentProtect doc for tracked changespasswordOKreenter passwordOK Save In Word 2003 - Open Move/resize graphic as desiredSave. Any ideas? Thanks, Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Beth Melton" wrote: What are the exact steps you are using to protect the document? Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Jim" wrote in message ... In my organization, we run a combination of Word 2000 and 2003. On some documents we have .jpg signatures inserted. In 2000, when the document is protected, another user of 2000 cannot alter anything in the doc. But when the document is created, saved and protected in 2003, a 2000 user can click on the signature graphic, resize/move it, and save the document as the same thing. I've tried a number of work arounds, all with the same undesirable outcome. Is it something I'm doing, or is it a bug? Thanks for any insight. Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer |
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Correction to previous post. Doc is created in 2003, and reopened in 2000.
All other steps are as stated. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Jim" wrote: Hi Beth, Here they are, assuming the doc is completed and the .jpg is inserted and placed. ToolsProtect DocumentProtect doc for tracked changespasswordOKreenter passwordOK Save In Word 2003 - Open Move/resize graphic as desiredSave. Any ideas? Thanks, Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Beth Melton" wrote: What are the exact steps you are using to protect the document? Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Jim" wrote in message ... In my organization, we run a combination of Word 2000 and 2003. On some documents we have .jpg signatures inserted. In 2000, when the document is protected, another user of 2000 cannot alter anything in the doc. But when the document is created, saved and protected in 2003, a 2000 user can click on the signature graphic, resize/move it, and save the document as the same thing. I've tried a number of work arounds, all with the same undesirable outcome. Is it something I'm doing, or is it a bug? Thanks for any insight. Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer |
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If you are protecting a document for tracked changes then you can alter the
file but all revisions will be tracked. Are you sure you aren't thinking of protecting for Filling in Forms? Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Jim" wrote in message ... Hi Beth, Here they are, assuming the doc is completed and the .jpg is inserted and placed. ToolsProtect DocumentProtect doc for tracked changespasswordOKreenter passwordOK Save In Word 2003 - Open Move/resize graphic as desiredSave. Any ideas? Thanks, Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Beth Melton" wrote: What are the exact steps you are using to protect the document? "Jim" wrote in message ... In my organization, we run a combination of Word 2000 and 2003. On some documents we have .jpg signatures inserted. In 2000, when the document is protected, another user of 2000 cannot alter anything in the doc. But when the document is created, saved and protected in 2003, a 2000 user can click on the signature graphic, resize/move it, and save the document as the same thing. I've tried a number of work arounds, all with the same undesirable outcome. Is it something I'm doing, or is it a bug? Thanks for any insight. Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer |
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Good Morning Beth, Because of your response, I did some experimenting on the
different settings. The forms protection did the trick! I guess I didn't fully understand the meaning of the different protections. Thanks so much for your help. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Beth Melton" wrote: If you are protecting a document for tracked changes then you can alter the file but all revisions will be tracked. Are you sure you aren't thinking of protecting for Filling in Forms? Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Jim" wrote in message ... Hi Beth, Here they are, assuming the doc is completed and the .jpg is inserted and placed. ToolsProtect DocumentProtect doc for tracked changespasswordOKreenter passwordOK Save In Word 2003 - Open Move/resize graphic as desiredSave. Any ideas? Thanks, Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Beth Melton" wrote: What are the exact steps you are using to protect the document? "Jim" wrote in message ... In my organization, we run a combination of Word 2000 and 2003. On some documents we have .jpg signatures inserted. In 2000, when the document is protected, another user of 2000 cannot alter anything in the doc. But when the document is created, saved and protected in 2003, a 2000 user can click on the signature graphic, resize/move it, and save the document as the same thing. I've tried a number of work arounds, all with the same undesirable outcome. Is it something I'm doing, or is it a bug? Thanks for any insight. Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer |
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I'm glad to hear you have it working the way you want. :-)
Just so you know, when you use the Protect Document command this type of protection isn't intended to be used for security. It's more for working in a collaborative environment. I suspect you are trying to protect a signature and the method you are using to do it isn't 100% secure. Any user who has access to the document can create a new file, click Insert/File and then insert the contents of the protected file into the new document and the protection will be stripped. If you are interested in document security then you might want to look into Information Rights Management: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...e/of03irm.mspx Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Jim" wrote in message ... Good Morning Beth, Because of your response, I did some experimenting on the different settings. The forms protection did the trick! I guess I didn't fully understand the meaning of the different protections. Thanks so much for your help. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Beth Melton" wrote: If you are protecting a document for tracked changes then you can alter the file but all revisions will be tracked. Are you sure you aren't thinking of protecting for Filling in Forms? Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Jim" wrote in message ... Hi Beth, Here they are, assuming the doc is completed and the .jpg is inserted and placed. ToolsProtect DocumentProtect doc for tracked changespasswordOKreenter passwordOK Save In Word 2003 - Open Move/resize graphic as desiredSave. Any ideas? Thanks, Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer "Beth Melton" wrote: What are the exact steps you are using to protect the document? "Jim" wrote in message ... In my organization, we run a combination of Word 2000 and 2003. On some documents we have .jpg signatures inserted. In 2000, when the document is protected, another user of 2000 cannot alter anything in the doc. But when the document is created, saved and protected in 2003, a 2000 user can click on the signature graphic, resize/move it, and save the document as the same thing. I've tried a number of work arounds, all with the same undesirable outcome. Is it something I'm doing, or is it a bug? Thanks for any insight. Jim. -- Jim Hull Technical Writer |
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