WD97: How to Use, Disable Protection Furnished by Protection.docLast reviewed: February 11, 1998Article ID: Q166019 |
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SUMMARYProtection.doc is a document that furnishes macro virus protection by locking the macro project for the Normal template. NOTE: When first released, this document was named Autoprotect.doc. You can find Protection.doc the Microsoft Web site at the following address:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/antivirus/word/normaldot.htm MORE INFORMATIONOnce the Normal project is locked, a password must be supplied before changes can be made to the project. You cannot view, edit, or add macros while the project is locked. This will prevent a macro included in a document or template from modifying the Normal template without the user furnishing a password. When any attempt to change the project is made, the user will be prompted for the password. If the password is supplied, the project will be unlocked until Word is restarted. To insure that protection is reset, after a password is used, restart Windows. This will insure that a WordMail stub is not running in the background and preventing Word from shutting down completely. If you select the document in Explorer (or in My Computer) by single clicking on it, then choose Print from the File menu, you will be prompted for a password. Or if you right-click the document in Explorer or in My Computer and choose Print from the pop out menu, you will be prompted for a password. But if you double click on the document in Explorer or My Computer, Word will first launch and will not prompt for a password. Then you can issue a print command and you still will not be prompted for a password.
To Use Protection.doc
To Manually Set the Protection This level of protection may also be accomplished by setting the properties of the normal project in the Visual Basic for Applications Editor. To do this, use the following steps:
Other ProtectionThis level of protection does not eliminate the need for the general "Macro Virus Protection" offered by Word. Microsoft recommends that both features be used to protect Word against macro viruses. To set the general "Macro Virus Protection" feature in Word:
To Permanently Remove the Lock Protection From Your Normal Template:
ARTICLE-ID: Q163932 TITLE : Frequently Asked Questions About Word Macro Viruses Keywords : kbtemplate kbwordvba winword word8 word97 kbusage kbfaq Version : 97 Platform : WINDOWS winnt Issue type : kbhowto |
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