how 2 make a uneditable doc?****UPDATE*************

tkim

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i read somewhere (cant remember) that you can make an "uneditable" document similar to a PDF file without having adobe (or any other software).

anyone know how to do this??


EDIT----- I FOUND IT!! BEN @ bensbargains.net WAS A BIG HELP, HE GAVE ME THE LINK.....here it is....check it out!!


home made PDF
 

conjur

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MS Word? You can set a password on it for editing which essentially makes it read-only.
 

tkim

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yes...read only. it was posted by ben on bensbargains....but i cant find it there anymore....it was a many step process. it was however, not the same as the ms word password thing.


anyone??
 

Nefrodite

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save as, tools, security options or save options. you can always find this stuff out by using help and typing read only:p
 

AnthraX101

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Uh, not using word? Right click the file, hit the check box "read only". Other then that it's not realy technicaly possible in most formats.

Armani
 

JEDI

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did you know Nimrod means hunter? Why/when did people start using it as a put-down? And what does it mean as a put-down?