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Does Microsoft Word tell on you?

QI needed to send a personal business letter, a Word 2002 document, to an attorney. I wanted to e-mail it. I e-mailed it to myself first to make sure that I did the attachment properly. When I opened the attachment, the two-page document looked fine. However, I clicked on File>>Open. I was shocked! My entire computer was accessible via this attachment! YIKES!!! How do I fix this? Also, can I lock the document so recipients can't change it?
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AWell, you'll be happy to learn that you don't have a problem. No one can get access to your computer through your document.

When you clicked File>>Open, you essentially opened Windows Explorer. That is where all of your files are stored. So, you're right—that offered access to nearly everything. But your recipient won't see that.

How-to ThursdayClicking File>>Open offers access to the files on the host computer. So, when you click File>>Open on your machine, you see your files. When your recipients do that on their machines, they see THEIR files. They have no access to yours.

Also, locking the document so it can't be changed is easy. In computerese, that's known as making the document read only. I'm going to describe this in Word 2003. We no longer have Word 2002 around. If these instructions are not exact, that's the reason. They should be close to the 2002 version.

To lock the document, open it, then click File>>Save as. At the top of the window, click the down arrow beside Tools. Click Security Options. In the second box, next to "Password to modify," enter a password. Check the box marked "Read-only recommended." Click Protect Document. Click Save.

Check on the right side

You will see a column on the right side of the screen. It is headed Protect Document. Check the box under "Editing restrictions." Be sure "No changes (Read only)" is showing in the dropdown box.

Under the third section, click Yes, Start Enforcing Protection. Click Save.
That's all there is to it. Recipients can read the document. They cannot make changes without a password.

Let me mention one more possible pitfall—Track Changes, another Word feature. It is handy if multiple people are contributing to the document. You can see what each person did. But if you use it, your recipient will be able to see your changes.

Watch what you write!

Let's say you start out calling the recipient a jerk. That's just an office joke. You delete it and address the recipient respectfully. But when he gets the document, he turns on Track Changes. He'll see what you've done.

The same is true if you're bidding on something. Your changes could tell him how high you're willing to go. So, you need to be sure Track Changes is off.

Look for the letters TRK in the bar at the bottom of the screen. They should be grayed out. If they are bold, Track Changes is on. To turn it off, right-click TRK. Click Track Changes.

Here are some more tips on Microsoft Word:
Five time-saving secrets for Word 2007
Word processing on the Net
Alternatives to the expensive Microsoft Word



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