Prevent Save

[Vicki]

Can you please tell me if it's possible to prevent someone from saving a copy
of my Word document. Either saving over the top or a new copy?

I look forward to hearing from anyone who can help.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Can you please tell me if it's possible to prevent someone from saving a copy
of my Word document. Either saving over the top or a new copy?

I look forward to hearing from anyone who can help.

No, it isn't possible. You can make it more difficult, but you can't
prevent it if the other party is both knowledgeable and determined.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Realistically, no, so long as that person can read the document, they can
save a copy. You could make it difficult but I can't think of anything that
could be done that I couldn't get around in less than two minutes. With
sufficient network file control, you could certainly keep someone from
saving to the same name in the same folder.
--
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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[Vicki]

Hi Jay

Thank you!

No, it isn't possible. You can make it more difficult, but you can't
prevent it if the other party is both knowledgeable and determined.

 

[Vicki]

Hi Charles

Thank you for your help.

Realistically, no, so long as that person can read the document, they can
save a copy. You could make it difficult but I can't think of anything that
could be done that I couldn't get around in less than two minutes. With
sufficient network file control, you could certainly keep someone from
saving to the same name in the same folder.
--
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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