Protecting Files

WHY? You may wish to protect a file for student use - perhaps you have created a file that has words spelled incorrectly that you want each student to correct. You would need to make the file read-only so the student could make changes, but could not save with the same name so the file would be intact for the next student to use; it would have to be saved with a new name - perhaps the old name followed by the students' initials.

HOW? To protect a file in this manner you need to change its properties. From within Windows Explorer or My Computer, right click the file name, click on properties, under Attributes click Read-only to place a check mark in its box, remove any other checkmarks, click Apply, click OK. To "unprotect" a file, make it "Archive".

Protection in Spreadsheets

Entire Workbook	Structure	makes it so that sheets can't be deleted, moved, hidden, unhidden, or renamed, and new sheets can't be inserted
	Windows	a workbook's windows can't be moved, resized, hidden, unhidden, or closed

Worksheet	Contents	Prevents changes to cells on worksheets, and prevents changes to items in charts.
	Objects	Prevents others from deleting, moving, editing, or resizing graphic objects on a worksheet or chart sheet
	Scenarios	Prevents changes to the definitions of scenarios on a worksheet.

Protection in Forms
(a specialized Word document)

Go to Tools in the menu bar, click Protect Document - click Forms, leave Password empty - click OK.