Thread: [Solved] make a group of doc files readonly
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Old 09-16-2012, 03:57 AM
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You could simply navigate to the folder using Windows Explorer, select all the files, right-click, choose Properties > read-only.

Note that this sets the Windows read-only attribute, which actually prevents the files being overwritten, rather than Word's read-only recommended setting.
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