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Q178121: WD97: No Password Prompt for "Modify" in Mail Client

Article: Q178121
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbdta word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open a document protected with a "modify" password, you may not be
prompted for the password if the document exists in a Microsoft Exchange or
Microsoft Outlook mail folder.

NOTE: To protect a document against unauthorized modifications, in Word, click
Save As on the File menu, click Options, and type a password in the Password To
Modify box.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, save or move the document to a directory on a disk
drive. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook, open the Mail message containing
  the word document.

2. Click to select the document.

3. On the File menu, click Save Attachments.

4. Switch to the directory where you want to save the document.

5. Click Save.

When you open the document from this new location, you will be prompted for a
password.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about protecting documents, click the Office Assistant,
type "restrict access," click Search, and then click to view "Protect a
document."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component
  Additional query words:

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug

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