I certainly believe you, but I have no idea how it could happen. I've
never
encountered anything of the sort.
I'm guessing that it could be some sort of a Windows Registry
corruption or
something imposed by network configuration... but even that would be
highly
unlikely if file level pw protection is being applied. Is it definitely
password protection or are the documents being set as "Read Only"?
The only other explanation I can offer is that you're the victim of a
virus
or some other malware. I believe that's the first direction I would
pursue -
perhaps one of the documents you received has embedded an auto macro.
--
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
Office:Mac MVP
That's what I thought too...that it can't arbitrarily generate a
password,
but it is. I just went through all Word templates (hidden included)
on my
computer and none of them have password protection.
I am not doing a "save as" to get this problem. I can create an
entirely
new document, or be sent a document from somewhere else (even another
company) and still have the same problem. Most of the time, this is
how
it
happens...
I open the Word doc and begin editing without a problem. I print the
Word
doc (can be printed to Adobe or any of multiple printers) and then it
immediately is protected. I don't even have to close the document to
get
this problem...it is literally immediately after I press the print
button.
From that point on, that file is protected whenever I open it.
I know this sounds like the impossible, but I swear to you it's
happening
as
described. Does anyone have any other suggestions for this?
Thanks!
:
Word doesn't arbitrarily generate password protection, nor does
printing
a
document file.
Are you using the original password protected document [or its
progeny]
as a
"model" & doing a Save As to create the new files. That would
explain it.
Otherwise this sounds like a bizarre new twist on an age old issue -
you've
somehow managed to password protect your Normal template (or
whatever
template the files are based on) so each new document you create is
inheriting the protection. You need to actually open the source file
being
used as a basis for the new files & remove the password from it. If
it is
your Normal.dotm template you'll find instructions here:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm
--
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
Office:Mac MVP
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Hello -
I am having a problem with Word assigning password protection to a
file
without any intervention from me. It seems to usually occur after
I
print
the document, but then it stays on there forever, even if I remove
protection.
Fortunately, it is assigning a password that I used for a previous
document,
so I always know what the password is, but when I send documents
to
other
people it becomes a big problem to havea protected document
everywhere.
Is there some setting that would be causing this to happen? I
really
need
to figure out how to make this stop. If anyone has any
suggestions, I
would
be very grateful
Thanks!!!