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Custom Properties Not Saved with Document Protection Password

Article ID: 146241

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005


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SYMPTOMS

When you save a document with a protection password, settings added to the Custom tab on the Properties dialog box are lost.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Word 97.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:
  • Save the document without a protection password. -or-

  • Save the document with a write reservation password instead.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on different types of passwords, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu. In the first box, type "how do I protect a document," then click the Search button. Select the topic titled "Protect a document" and click the Display button.

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