WD2000: You Can Modify Linked Document Object That Contains Password (204160)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q204160 For a Microsoft Word 2002 version of this article,
see
292067. SYMPTOMS If your document contains a password in the
Password to modify box, and you insert the document into
another Microsoft Word document as a linked object, you may be able to make
changes to the original document without typing the password. WORKAROUND To work around this problem, save the linked document and
type a password in the Password to open box. To do this,
follow these steps:
- Open the document.
- Click Save As on the File menu.
- On the Tools menu in the upper-right corner of the Save As dialog box, click General Options.
- Type a password in the Password to open
box, and then click OK.
STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/19/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB204160 |
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