OFF: Password Lost When Document Saved from Binder

• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Office Binder, when you save a Microsoft Excel workbook or a Microsoft Word document as a separate file by clicking Save As File on the Section menu, password protection that is applied to the workbook or document may be lost.

WORKAROUND

To reapply password protection to your workbook or document, follow the appropriate set of steps shown below.

Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Word 97

1. Click Open on the File menu.

2. In the Open dialog box, select the file to open, and click Open.

3. On the File menu, click Save As.

4. In the Save As dialog box, click Options.

5. Type a password in the "Password to open" or "Password to modify" edit box, and click OK. Confirm the password as requested, and click OK again.

6. Click Save to save the file with the password.

7. After you save the file, click Close on the File menu.

Microsoft Excel 7.0 and Microsoft Word 7.0

1. Click Open on the File menu.

2. In the Open dialog box, select the file to open, and click Open.

3. On the File menu, click Save As.

4. In the Save As dialog box, click Options. In Microsoft Word 7.0, click the Save tab.

5. Type a password in the "Protection Password" or "Write Reservation Password" edit box, and click OK. Confirm the password as requested, and click OK again.

6. Click Save to save the file with the password.

7. After you save the file, click Close on the File menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The "Save As File" dialog box in Microsoft Office Binder allows you to save a section of a binder as a separate file. If you use this dialog box to save a Microsoft Excel workbook or a Microsoft Word document, password information is not applied to the workbook or document. To apply password protection to a workbook or document saved out from a binder, use the workaround shown above.

NOTE: When you add a section to a binder from a workbook or a document, if password protection has been applied to the workbook or document, you will be prompted to enter the correct password. If you do not provide the correct password, you will not be able to add the workbook or document to the binder.