NB: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal notice which can be viewed at http://www.sars.gov.za/Email_Disclaimer.pdf ---- IN windows explorer go to the folder with the files you want to hide. Select the files you want to hide. If you need instructions on selecting more than one file let me know. Press alt+enter for the properties dialogue. Select the hidden checkbox and choose the ok button. If you want to use a document that you have made hidden, go to the tools menu and select folder options. this is a multi page dialogue. Choose the view tab. Locate the advanced settings tree view and press the letters for hidden. It should take you to hidden file options. Locate the option show hidden files. Press spacebar to turn it on and choose ok. to hide the hidden files again, do the same in the folder options dialogue to turn displaying of hidden files off.. hth -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Hamel Sent: 28 February 2006 05:41 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Hidden files? I have XP and 6.0. Is there a way to keep personal files hidden in "Word", so others using the computer can not view them? Explicit instructions would be greatly appreciated. Rich