[access-uk] Re: creating a read only doc

Barry if what you are looking for is a template to modify then I would say 
that your best plan is to save the document as a word template and you can 
select a document based on this by going to the file menu with alt f n and 
selecting new.  Don't just use the short cut control N.

This is done by going to save as with f12 giving the document a name and 
choosing Document Template from the file types list.

If you are talking about doing this in other word processors such as wordPad 
then your method of creating a read only file by changing the properties of 
the file which you want to save in this way.

Regards

Graham
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: creating a read only doc


Hi George

Yes, I did briefly look at these options, but they were more than I needed
in this case.  I am going to use a file as a template and don't want to
permanently change the original information.  My problem was that I was
looking to make the document read only before I had saved it.  As soon as
Chris told me what to do, I realised my mistake.

Thanks

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:19 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: creating a read only doc


Hi Barry,

Have you looked in Word's Tools menu, and "Protect
Document"?

This is a somewhat more secure way of preventing people
making changes.

You could also consider going a step further, and adding
Passwords to documents.

George.

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barry Hill
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 4:57 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: creating a read only doc

Cool.  Cheers, Chris.

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Hallsworth"
<christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:12 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: creating a read only doc


Barry, press alt enter on the file in My Computer/Windows
Explorer, and
check the "read-only" check box. Press enter to save your
setting. Hope that
helps.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:11 PM
Subject: [access-uk] creating a read only doc


> Hi all
>
> Once I have written a document in Word 2003, how do I make
it read only?
>
> Thanks
>
> Barry
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