Timothy
Wed Oct 26 12:32:23 CDT 2005
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.
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"Timothy L" <lightguard007-newsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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/assistance/HA011683331033.aspx
>
> Document Conversion
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/CE010171771033.aspx
>
>
> Secure documents and files
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011956981033.aspx
>
> Require a password to open or modify a file
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051860901033.aspx
>
> Protect a document from unauthorized changes
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP010446741033.aspx
>
> Troubleshoot passwords
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051860931033.aspx
>
> Troubleshoot security and password protection
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030853621033.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/
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> > I have one document. i don't want other person edit my document, but
> > they can read only and print
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