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Old 12-08-2017, 02:40 PM
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Could someone help me solve the problem protecting word template with password.
I create word template that is connected with excel file, and try to protect word template from editing or deleting structure of document (only mailing - finish & merge to be enable).
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Old 12-09-2017, 04:00 AM
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The 'template' you're describing is a mailmerge main document. You cannot apply editing restrictions to such a document.

You could apply a password for modifying the file, setting the 'read-only recommended' property, or apply the Windows read-only attribute to the file, but all of those only prevent an unauthorised user saving any changes they make; it does not prevent the user making changes, then running a mailmerge with those changes in place.
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Old 12-11-2017, 03:51 PM
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If you have saved your main merge document as an actual Word template, your user's can use it by creating a new document based on the template. You can make the template read-only. That will not prevent changes to documents based on the template.

More nuanced methods of protection do not work with merge documents.
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