Excel (Office 2007 B2TR) -- Password Protecting A Sheet -- Character Limit ?

[Office2007B2TR_Tester_91311]

I have used really long passwords in Excel (Office 2007 BETA).
My passwords are longer than 32 characters but not more than 64
characters.

Two issues with B2TR seem to have occurred:
1.) password length now limited?
2.) cannot paste password into 'Confirm Password' dialog?

Here's how I have been protecting Sheets (not Workbook):

With the sheet I wish to protect in front and visible,

I select 'Review'

Then I select 'Protect Sheet'

'Protect Sheet' dialog appears.

I can paste my really long password.

Click [OK].

'Confirm Password' dialog appears.

I cannot paste the long password.

Even still, if I begin to type the password, it will not let me type
beyond 15 characters.

Tell me where I am going wrong here.

Can someone refer me to on-line documentation about this.

(Right group for this kind of question?)

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Chatsworth, CA Tester

There are some limitations in different protection types within the Office 2007 apps for password length. You may want to use the
link below to post this in the Excel newsgroup. Documentation for Office 2007 isn't yet quite complete.

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I have used really long passwords in Excel (Office 2007 BETA).
My passwords are longer than 32 characters but not more than 64
characters.

Two issues with B2TR seem to have occurred:
1.) password length now limited?
2.) cannot paste password into 'Confirm Password' dialog?

Here's how I have been protecting Sheets (not Workbook):

With the sheet I wish to protect in front and visible,

I select 'Review'

Then I select 'Protect Sheet'

'Protect Sheet' dialog appears.

I can paste my really long password.

Click [OK].

'Confirm Password' dialog appears.

I cannot paste the long password.

Even still, if I begin to type the password, it will not let me type
beyond 15 characters.

Tell me where I am going wrong here.

Can someone refer me to on-line documentation about this.

(Right group for this kind of question?) >>
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Please let us know if this has helped,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

LINKS
A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.excel

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com