How to prevent copying text from a document?

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nLinked - 28 Feb 2007 02:23 GMT

In Word 2007, there is the ability to protect a document with a password to
prevent it being modified by someone else. But it does not prevent the
person from copying all the text and pasting it into a new document. Is
there a way to do this?

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Herb Tyson [MVP] - 28 Feb 2007 04:31 GMT

The Enterprise version of Office 2007 provides additional layers of
protection (permissions, which uses DRM, digital rights management) not
found in other versions. The Enterprise version does indeed let you prevent
text from being copied.

In Office 2003, this level of protection was provided for Office 2003
Professional. In 2007, however, it's been moved into the Enterprise version
only.

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> In Word 2007, there is the ability to protect a document with a password
> to prevent it being modified by someone else. But it does not prevent the
> person from copying all the text and pasting it into a new document. Is
> there a way to do this?

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nLinked - 28 Feb 2007 13:39 GMT

Thanks for the info, Herb.

> The Enterprise version of Office 2007 provides additional layers of
> protection (permissions, which uses DRM, digital rights management) not
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>> person from copying all the text and pasting it into a new document. Is
>> there a way to do this?

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