Recipient can modify my password protected word document

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Guest

I'm using Word 2003,and sent a password protected word document (No changes
-Read only) via email to a recipient. The document is a form to be printed
and filled in. My recipient filled the form in Word and emailed me back.
How's that possible?
Can you help? (I don;t know what version of Word they're using)
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Read Only doesn't prevent Save As.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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G

Guest

Thank you for your reply. I do see that my recipient of protected document
can cut and paste the entire protected document, rename it into a new file
and can make changes. Is there any way I can restrict my recipient to copy my
document, or save it as a new file? I send legal contracts in protected Word
form to recipirnts, and want them to be able to print, sign and fax back to
me WITHOUT being able to make any changes.
Thanks

MS
 
T

Tony Jollans

Sorry but you can't do it. PDF format would give you a bit better protection
but nothing electronic is copy- or edit-proof.
 

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