how do i save a word file as read only?

[Guest]

i want to send a word document as a read only document in an email for
advertising purposes can anyone help me?

 

[Graham Mayor]

There is no way that you can stop anyone you allow to view your document
from altering the content and recreating the document. If that is what you
plan, forget it. The best you can manage is to save as a PDF format file,
for which you will need additional software.

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[Guest]

Chris
Once you have saved the document, right click on the doc within your folder
and tick the Read Only box.
Jess

 

[Opinicus]

Once you have saved the document, right click on the doc
within your folder
and tick the Read Only box.

That doesn't prevent the document from being changed, only
from being saved with the same name as the original
document. The only real way to achieve what the OP wants to
do is to print the document to an image file (such as JPG).
Even the PDF option is easily circumvented by anyone who's
knowledgeable.

 

[Amedee Van Gasse]

Opinicus shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.docmanagement:

That doesn't prevent the document from being changed, only from being
saved with the same name as the original document. The only real way
to achieve what the OP wants to do is to print the document to an
image file (such as JPG). Even the PDF option is easily circumvented
by anyone who's knowledgeable.

And even JPG...
Nothing can be made foolproof because fools are so ingenious.