Security in distributing files to others

[John]

I'like to know if I can 'lock' my files,so as to be read-only and nobody could ever edit them when they are opened as read-only.Furtermore, I want to restrict their saving in a different filename when they are opened as read-only,cause that way theis editing is duable.In simple words, I want when I distribute my files, just to be in position to open them and that's all.(no printing, copy&paste, save in another filename etc.)I'm mostly interested in Microsoft Word XP

 

[Jezebel]

Can't really be done at all, and certainly not through Word. Best approach
is probably to create a PDF, but even that is easily defeatable.

I'like to know if I can 'lock' my files,so as to be read-only and nobody

could ever edit them when they are opened as read-only.Furtermore, I want to
restrict their saving in a different filename when they are opened as
read-only,cause that way theis editing is duable.In simple words, I want
when I distribute my files, just to be in position to open them and that's
all.(no printing, copy&paste, save in another filename etc.)I'm mostly
interested in Microsoft Word XP

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Can't really be done at all, and certainly not through Word. Best
approach is probably to create a PDF, but even that is easily
defeatable.

Exactly. If the eye can see it, then any copy protection of the sort he
seeks is easily surmountable.

 

[Jezebel]

Exactly. If the eye can see it, then any copy protection of the sort he
seeks is easily surmountable.

And if there's any value in, it doesn't cost much to re-type the damned
thing.