File Protection

[Willie_6]

I am looking for a way to protect files from getting duplicated. I do not like emailing documents to customers in a Word or Excel file, when they can alter the document anyway they want or "steal" the document. In some instances I would like it if the documents could not even be printed.

Is there anyway to protect Word and Excel files?

 

[Emperor_nero]

Well you can password protect them so the can't be opened without the password. But other then that, no I highly doubt it. Once you give them the file you can't control what they do with it.

 

[Willie_6]

That sucks. In the digital age you would think this would be easy to solve. With so many people emailing important documents like contracts I would think there would be a way to protect against fraud.

 

[tlarkin]

If it is MS office you should be able to password protect it as read only and with out the password you can't modify the file. I would suggest googling it.