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Subject:RE: Simple crack of Word protected files: RTF From:kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:05:52 -0700
I wrote:
> Word allows you to protect a document in a way that lets you open it,
> but you cannot select any text. Do this by using Tools, Protect document
> for forms. That's what's happening here, I think. IME, saving it as RTF
> doesn't change that.
However, you can save it as plain text (.txt), and then open the document
in any plain text editor, with the ability to select, copy, paste, etc.
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