Below is a follow-up question regarding the response I received from Rob Weir.
I still cannot password protect a document without it becoming read only even
after carefully following the steps outlined in the help menu.
Thanks for your assistance.
Phil Sargent
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Sargent
To: Rob Weir
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: NewWikiMainPage
Rob,
Thanks for the quick response. I tried the process in paragraph 1 below and
could still not edit the doc. When I hit the edit icon on the read only the
document there was a border around it, no password was requested and I
couldn't make changes.
Can you give me instruction on where and how to save the document with a file
encryption password. I have been doing it through the "Save As" control and
then "Save with Password" which causes it to become read only.
I have also tried it through the Security tool bar and not checked read only,
but once I attach a password it becomes read only even if the box is not
checked.
I checked the help menu and saved as instructed below in that and it became
read only. Also I could not remove the password by unclicking the box.
Protecting All Documents When Saving
All documents that are saved in OpenDocument format can be saved with a
password. Documents that are saved with a password cannot be opened without the
password. The content is secured so that it cannot be read with an external
editor. This applies to content, graphics and OLE objects.
Turning on protection
Choose File - Save As and mark the Save with password check box. Save the
document.
Turning off protection
Open the document, entering the correct password. Choose File - Save As
and clear the Save with password check box.
I never had this problem before I went to the recent upgrade of 3.3.
Thanks,
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Weir
To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org
Cc: Phil Sargent
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: NewWikiMainPage
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Phil Sargent <snogo...@maine.rr.com> wrote:
> I am trying to password protect a document. When I do this it then opens as
a "Read Only" document and cannot be changed. To make changes I need to "Copy
and Paste" make the changes, and then re-save with password protection which
changes it back to "Read Only". Is there a way to password protect , but not
have the document as "Read Only" when next opened.
>
Hi Phil,
It sounds like the document was saved with a "file sharing password".
When the document is loaded, look for the "edit file" icon on the
toolbar. If you click that it will prompt you for the password and
then switch into edit mode.
But note that it is not typical to use the "file sharing password"
feature. If you don't want the read-only behavior you should just
save with the "file encryption" password/
Regards,
-Rob
> Thank you
>
> Phillipss1946
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