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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). Thanks in advance for help |
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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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Cheers, Paul Edstein [Fmr MS MVP - Word] |
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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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