>From a quick glance at Word's help. Protect a document from unauthorized changes
OPTION ONE Seal your document with a digital certificate You digitally sign a file or a macro project by using a digital certificate. If you don't already have a digital certificate, you must obtain one. How? You can obtain a digital certificate from a commercial certification authority, such as VeriSign, Inc., or from your internal security administrator or Information Technology (IT) professional. Or, you can create a digital signature yourself using the Selfcert.exe tool. To learn more about certification authorities that offer services for Microsoft products, see the Microsoft Security Advisor Web site. Notes The hyperlink in this topic goes to the Web. You can switch back to Help at any time. Because a digital certificate you create yourself isn't issued by a formal certification authority, macro projects signed by using such a certificate are referred to as self-signed projects. Depending on how Microsoft Office digital-signature features are being used in your organization, you might be prevented from using such a certificate, and other users might not be able to run self-signed macros for security reasons. On the Tools menu, click Options, and click the Security tab. Click Digital signatures. Click Add. Select the certificate you want to add, and then click OK. OPTION TWO Require a password to open or modify a document When you create a password, write it down and keep it in a secure place. If you lose the password, you cannot open or gain access to the password-protected document. Open the file. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Security. Do one of the following: Create a password to open In the Password to open box, type a password, and then click OK. In the Reenter password to open box, type the password again, and then click OK. Create a password to modify In the Password to modify box, type a password, and then click OK. In the Reenter password to modify box, type the password again, and then click OK. Tip To create a long password â up to 255 characters â click Advanced, and select an RC4 encryption type. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA --------- | 1 | | --------- Binary Soduko | | | --------- "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:238335 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
