Doug Thompson wrote: >Apparently you have never protected cells in either application or you >wouldn't have made such a statement. Both Calc and Excel work >identically.
I made no statement. I asked a question. I'll ask it again. Is this a data security issue with MS Excel? Disclaimer: I have never used protection mechanism in Excel or OOo Calc. I am just asking a question - not making a statement. On 9/1/05, Doug Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apparently you have never protected cells in either application or you > wouldn't have made such a statement. Both Calc and Excel work > identically. You select the cells you want to protect, modify their > properties to be protected, then password protect the sheet/document. > Cells that weren't selected to be protected can still have their > contents modified which makes it possible to enter data into forms, > among other tasks. > > DT > > David Chapman wrote: > > Is this not a data security issue in MS Excel? > > > > Perhaps it would be safer to migrate to OOo? :) > > > > On 8/30/05, Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>On Tuesday 30 August 2005 06:52 am, Alexandre Mastellini wrote: > >> > >>>Problem with archive of the Excel. > >>>The archive does not open. > >>>E shows message saying that it has password. > >>>But this archive does not have password. > >>>It can help to decide? > >>> > >>>Att., > >>> > >>> > >>>Alexandre - Brazil > >>>login: alphaz1 > >> > >> It is very possible that the spreadsheet contains one or more > >>protected cells. These are protected by a password. > >> OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0 will be able to open these Excel > >>spreadsheets, but 1.1.x versions do not. There is a Beta candidate > >>presently available that should be able to open these files. Just > >>remember that it is still in the testing phase. If you choose to use > >>the Beta version, make sure you make a copy of any file before opening > >>it with OOo's Beta version. It is not likely that OOo will cause any > >>problems with the files, but it is always better to be cautious than to > >>be sorry later. > >> > >>Dan > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- My OpenOffice Calc Website http://www.openofficetips.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
