/text/shared/guide/protection.xhp protecting; contents protected contents contents protection encryption of contents passwords for protecting contents indexes;unprotecting security;protecting contents form controls; protecting tables of contents;unprotecting tables in text;protecting cells draw objects;protecting OLE objects;protecting graphics;protecting frames;protecting sections;protecting Microsoft Office;importing password protected files mw made "form ..." a two level entry and added "Microsoft Office;..."Protecting Content in %PRODUCTNAME The following is an overview of the different ways of protecting contents in %PRODUCTNAME from being modified, deleted or viewed. Protecting All Documents When Saving All documents that are saved in OpenDocument format can be saved with a password. Documents that are saved with a password cannot be opened without the password. The content is secured so that it cannot be read with an external editor. This applies to content, graphics and OLE objects. Turning on protection Choose File - Save As and mark the Save with password check box. Save the document. Turning off protection Open the document, entering the correct password. Choose File - Save As and clear the Save with password check box. Information entered in File - Properties is not encrypted. This includes the name of the author, creation date, word and character counts. Protecting Revision Marking With every change made in %PRODUCTNAME Calc and %PRODUCTNAME Writer, the review function records who made the change. This function can be turned on with protection, so that it can only be turned off when the correct password is entered. Until then, all changes will continue to be recorded. Acceptance or rejection of changes is not possible. Turning on protection Choose Edit - Changes - Protect Records. Enter and confirm a password of at least 5 characters. Turning off protection Choose Edit - Changes - Protect Records. Enter the correct password. Protecting Cell Ranges in %PRODUCTNAME Calc In %PRODUCTNAME Calc you can protect sheets and the document as a whole. You can choose whether the cells are protected against accidental changes, whether the formulas can be viewed from within Calc, whether the cells are visible or whether the cells can be printed. Protection can be provided by means of a password, but it does not have to be. If you have assigned a password, protection can only be removed once the correct password has been entered. Note that the cell protection for cells with the Protected attribute is only effective when you protect the whole table. In the default condition, every cell has the Protected attribute. Therefore you must remove the attribute selectively for those cells where the user may make changes. You then protect the whole table and save the document. These protection features are just switches to prevent accidental action. The features are not intended to provide any secure protection. For example, by exporting a sheet to another file format, a user may be able to surpass the protection features. There is only one secure protection: the password that you can apply when saving an OpenDocument file. A file that has been saved with a password can be opened only with the same password. Turning on protection For cells: Select cell range. Choose Format - Cells - Cell Protection tab. For the current sheet: Choose Tools - Protect Document - Sheet. For spreadsheet documents: Choose Tools - Protect Document - Document. Enter and confirm a password of at least 5 characters. Turning off protection For the current sheet: Choose Tools - Protect Document - Sheet. For spreadsheet documents: Choose Tools - Protect Document - Document. Where a password has been assigned, enter the correct password. Protecting Sections in %PRODUCTNAME Writer Any section of a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text document can be protected against changes with a password. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the section against accidental changes. Turning on protection Select the text. Choose Insert - Section - Section, then under Write protection mark the Protect and With password check boxes. (If the section already exists: Format - Sections.) Enter and confirm a password of at least 5 characters. Turning off protection Choose Format - Sections - Section and under Write protection clear the Protect check box. Enter the correct password. Protecting Cells in a %PRODUCTNAME Writer Table You can protect the contents of individual cells of a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text table from changes. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the cells against accidental changes. Turning on protection Place the cursor in a cell or select cells. Right-click to open the context menu, then choose Cell - Protect. Turning off protection Place the cursor in the cell or select the cells. First, if necessary, choose Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids and mark Cursor in protected areas - Enable. Then right-click the cell to open the context menu, choose Cell - Unprotect. Select the table in the Navigator, open the context menu and select Table - Unprotect. Use Shift+Ctrl+T to remove protection for the entire current table or all selected tables. Automatic Protection of Indexes and Tables Tables of contents and indexes created automatically in a %PRODUCTNAME Writer text are automatically protected against accidental changes. This protection is not intended to be a secure protection. It is just a switch to protect the contents against accidental changes. Turning on protection Place the cursor in the index/table of contents. From the context menu choose Edit Index/Table. On the Index/Table tab page, mark Protected against manual changes. Turning off protection Place the cursor in the index. First of all, if necessary, under Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids , mark Cursor in protected areas - Enable. From the context menu choose Edit Index/Table. On the Index/Table tab page, unmark Protected against manual changes. In the Navigator, select the index, then open the context menu in the Navigator and select Index - Read-only. Protecting Frames, Graphics, and OLE Objects You can protect the content, position and size of inserted graphics. The same applies to frames (in Writer) and OLE objects. Turning on protection For example, for graphics inserted in Writer: Choose Format - Graphics - Options tab. Under Protect, mark Contents, Position and/or Size. Turning off protection For example, for graphics inserted in Writer: Choose Format - Graphics - Options tab. Under Protect, unmark as appropriate. Protecting Drawing Objects and Form Objects The draw objects that you insert into your documents with the Drawing toolbar can be protected from being accidentally moved or changed in size. You can do the same with form objects inserted with the Form Controls toolbar. Turning on protection Choose Format - Object - Position and Size - Position and Size tab. Mark the Position or Size check box. Turning off protection Choose Format - Object - Position and Size - Position and Size tab. Unmark the Position or Size check box. removed webdav text, see i71792Opening Microsoft Office Documents That Are Protected With a Password %PRODUCTNAME can open the following Microsoft Office document types that are protected by a password. Microsoft Office format Supported encryption method Word 6.0, Word 95 Weak XOR encryption Word 97, Word 2000, Word XP, Word 2003 Office 97/2000 compatible encryption Word XP, Word 2003 Weak XOR encryption from older Word versions Excel 2.1, Excel 3.0, Excel 4.0, Excel 5.0, Excel 95 Weak XOR encryption Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel XP, Excel 2003 Office 97/2000 compatible encryption Excel XP, Excel 2003 Weak XOR encryption from older Excel versions Other encryption methods are not supported.