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Password Protected Word Document

I password protected a word document then used the quickaccess toolbar to email.  The email recipient was able to open the word attachment without the password.  I use the quickaccess toolbar to email all the time and have never had this issue. If I use "attach" in the email it requires the password to open.  How do I correct?
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I guess if you use the Quick Access Toolbar or File>Save & Send>Send Using E-Mail>Send as Attachment to send the activedocument, it is not really sending the file from the folder in which you had saved it, but is sending a file that is created "on-the-fly" from the activedocument.

While you may consider it a problem, if the attached file was password protected, for there to be any point in sending the document to the recipient, you would have needed to include the password, so what is the difference?

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
dougrobbinsmvp@gmail.com

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Last updated April 14, 2025 Views 120 Applies to: