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Make A Word Document Read Only

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Skittle

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Is there a way to make a word document read only?

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Found it.


Tools -> Protect Document

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Any file can be made read-only from Windows XP, if you have update rights on it. Right-click, 'Properties' and set 'Read Only' on the General tab.

[yinyang] Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK). Using Windows XP & Crystal 10 [yinyang]
 
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