Passwords for Folders

[AQUARIUSXXX]

I have been using Word for about 10 years now and am now using Windows XP -
I can't understand why it is not possible to put a password on a folder or
can you ? Maybe I just haven't discovered how. The office I work in is not
your typical office. There are about 20 people who come and go on different
shifts and share about 3 computers between them. I use one of those
computers. Although I put a password on a word document in my folder if it
is confidential - I can't understand why I can't put a password on the whole
folder as that would make a lot more sense because a lot of the work I do is
confidential. If this was possible then it would not be so embarrassing
also when people leave their memory sticks in the computers and forget to
take them out before leaving - leaving all their private stuff (photos etc)
for others to see, which happens all the time where I work. They could have
all their stuff in one folder and saved on their memory stick and the folder
would have a password.



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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

If each user has a separate log-in (which they should have) and you save
your documents under the My Documents folder (which you should do) then in
the Properties dialog for that folder, you can set it so that the folder and
its subfolder are private so that only you have access to them.

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[Dave Lett]

Well, sort of. You can set permissions for viewing, accessing, or modifying
files, folders, and even drives. However, this is a file system issue, NOT a
Word issue.

Open Windows Explorer, right-click the folder you want to make more secure,
and click Properties.
On the Security tab, click Advanced.
Make your changes.


HTH,
Dave