Can a whole notebook be protected with one password?

[Sinbad7]

I have searched the web and this forum but can not find this answer anywhere.

I am new to notebook and would like to use one password to protect a whole
notebook rather than a seperate password for each section. Is this possible?

Just to be clear; I would like to type in one passward to open all the
sections of a notebook at once.

It is a bit tedious to have to open each section within a notebook with its
own password. Am I just missing the way to do this?


Thank you for any help on this .

 

[michtho_ms]

This is not possible in OneNote 2007. You have to password protect each
section.

 

[Sinbad7]

This is not possible in OneNote 2007. You have to password protect each
section.

Thank you for the reply michtho_ms

I suppose there is some reson but I find it odd.
Personally Id prefer to unlock a whole notbook with just one passwordword.

 

[xTenn]

Thank you for the reply michtho_ms

I suppose there is some reson but I find it odd.
Personally Id prefer to unlock a whole notbook with just one passwordword.

That would be nice, but difficult to implement given that sections are file
level while notebooks are directory level. Everytime I see this question
asked I am concerned that someone at Microsoft may run off and try to
implement some horrific directory locking scheme... but so far the OneNote
development has been great (IMHO they have held off the Office Bloatware
curse, but time will tell).

The only other way it would work is:

1. A single file for a notebook (not a section). This means that you could
no longer send a section by itself, but in logical terms a notebook is what
you open to start with, not a big loss.

OR (the common sense version)

2. Simply keep the current password in memory for X amount of activity time
(encrypted of course), and when the user requests a password protected
section try the current password and if it works automatically open the
section. This is the way one of my favororite Mobile applications (Tombo)
handles multiple password protected files. This would not require any
changes to the current structure.


As a workaround have you considered keeping some notebooks with only one
section? May make it easier to manage from a password standpoint, although
no doubt you will then have multiple notebooks quickly.

 

[Sinbad7]

As a workaround have you considered keeping some notebooks with only one
section? May make it easier to manage from a password standpoint, although
no doubt you will then have multiple notebooks quickly.

Hi xTenn

Thank you for the reply

Yes, this basically is what I plan to do - each notebook will have one main
section which will be password protected - not so bad in the scheme of things.

Thanks again = )

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

What it sounds like to me is that you want the equivalent of an "Unlock"
button near the "Lock" button on the Protection task pane. I already set one
password for all sections that need to be controlled within a single
notebook, so I use the Lock button for locking frequently. An unlock button
might make it easier to open multiple sections at once.

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[pm_sam]

hi to all the community

I have read this thread several times with interest.

I would like to protect different notebooks with different
sections with the same password is this possible.

all help and advice greatly appreciated and I thank
all in advance for your help and time.

many many thanks.

Paul.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

I have read this thread several times with interest.

I would like to protect different notebooks with different
sections with the same password is this possible.

You can use the same password for all of the sections.
But one can not protect a whole notebook.

It has to be dine with each section that shall be protected, in by ini.

Rainald

 

[pm_sam]

hi

thank you for a very quick answer.

what does "It has to be dine with each section that shall be protected, in
by ini." mean.

thank you thank you.

Paul.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

thank you for a very quick answer.

what does "It has to be dine with each section that shall be
protected, in by ini." mean.

Oh, I'm so sorry. Serious typo - the letters on the most used keys
have been rubbed off by heavy usage of the keyboard and most
often I type an "i" instead of an "o" and the spellchecker did not tell
me :-( :-(

I had wanted to say that protection has to be set for each section
"one by one".

Hope it's clear now

Rainald

 

[pm_sam]

thats cleared things up.LOL

thank you thank you.

Paul

 

[Rainald Taesler]

thats cleared things up.LOL

thank you thank you.

You're welcome.

Rainald

 

[Silent E]

I fail to see why providing the ability to lock an entire notebook
(directory) would be a detriment. I, too, would like to lock my Personal
notebook in one operation rather than the tedious method of having to lock
each section individually. If the purpose of this application is to make
things easier for the user, then why should the user have to go through the
extra steps of creating multiple one-section notebooks or locking each
section individually. Seems counter-productive to me and just another reason
NOT to use this so-called 'efficient application.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Windows Explorer. Find your Notebook (probably under "My Documents\OneNote
Notebooks") right-click it, properties, Security. You should be able to
secure it from there, unless you're running FAT as a file system I suppose.

Best part of that security...you won't have to provide a password when you
access it. If you're logged into the machine as you (which requires a
username/password I hope) then you'll have access to that notebook. If
you're logged into the machine as somebody who doesn't have permissions to
the folder then you won't have access to the notebook.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
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[Rainald Taesler]

Silent E wrote:

Where did you dig out this oooold thread?

I fail to see why providing the ability to lock an entire notebook
(directory) would be a detriment. I, too, would like to lock my
Personal notebook in one operation rather than the tedious method of
having to lock each section individually.

Didn't you *read* what you quoted?
IMO Sinbad7 has valid points for the why not as well as workarounds.

If the purpose of this
application is to make things easier for the user, then why should
the user have to go through the extra steps of creating multiple
one-section notebooks or locking each section individually. Seems
counter-productive to me and just another reason NOT to use this
so-called 'efficient application.

Did the venting help you?

Rainald

 

[Silent E]

The thread came up when I searched for the issue and yes, I did read the
other posts. I'm not a programmer, project manager or anyone other than the
user of an unfamiliar program trying to get assistance with what I considered
to be an obstacle to what I wanted to acomplish; which was to
password-protect the entire notebook with the least amount of effort. This
data is on my personal machine; I'm not sharing these notebooks with anyone
and I have no intention of sharing them. And actually yes, venting helped.
BTW, I'd like to thank Ben M. Schorr for his suggestion. I didn't realize
that all OneNote notebooks are shared by default. (unfamiliar w/the program,
remember?)
I didn't see an option to password-protect the notebooks through the
Properties dialog box (Vista Home Premium 32bit Service Pack 2), but I'l try
disabling sharing & maybe that will suffice.