Microsoft KB Archive/149223

= OFF95: Document Loses Password Protection in a Binder =

Article ID: 149223

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q149223





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Office, when a document that is password protected at the file level becomes part of an Office binder, the password protection is lost. You will be prompted to enter a password when the document is first added to the binder; however, once it becomes a binder section, the protection is lost.



MORE INFORMATION
In addition to protection at the file level, Microsoft Excel offers workbook and worksheet protection. For example, if you want to assign a password that prevents changes to the worksheet or to the workbook structure in Microsoft Excel, point to Protection on the Tools menu, and then click either Protect Sheet or Protect Workbook. This type of protection is preserved when the file is added as a section to a binder, even though password protection at the file level is lost.

A binder file itself cannot be password protected. However, you can protect a binder from changes by placing it on a read-only network share. By doing this, users can open and view the binder but are unable to make changes to it.

