Protecting word docs

[Lary]

I've created a 5 page word doc. I intend to e-mail it to several clients. How
can keep these clients from changing any part of the orginal doc. I e-mailed
them?

 

[Graham Mayor]

You can't.
The best you can do is send it as a protected PDF format file (for which
you'll need extra software), but even that isn't proof against someone
really determined.

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[Wolfman]

Lary,

There are somethings that you can do. They might not stop them but will
deter them.

First of all in Word go to Tools>Protect Document.
Choose protect document for Forms and put a password in. Repeat the password
and that's sorted.

Then if you go to Save As, then click Tools on the Save As box, choose
security options and then put in a password for modifying.

I'm not sure how safe these are and if they can be easily cracked but it
should deter them enough.

Regards,
Ash.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Both measures would prevent the original being edited, but it would be a
simple matter to produce copies which amounts to the same thing.

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