WD97: No Password Prompt for "Modify" in Mail Client (178121)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q178121 SYMPTOMS
When you open a document protected with a "modify" password, you may not be
prompted for the password if the document exists in a Microsoft Exchange or
Microsoft Outlook mail folder.
NOTE: To protect a document against unauthorized modifications, in Word,
click Save As on the File menu, click Options, and type a password in the
Password To Modify box.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, save or move the document to a directory on a
disk drive. To do this, follow these steps:
- In Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook, open the Mail message
containing the word document.
- Click to select the document.
- On the File menu, click Save Attachments.
- Switch to the directory where you want to save the document.
- Click Save.
When you open the document from this new location, you will be prompted for
a password.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbinterop KB178121 |
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