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Micha

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Registered: 2007-11-16

Posts: 20

[solved] OpenOffice Writer without password function

Hey there,

I just found out, that my german OpenOffice version of writer (2.3.1) doesn't seem to have the ability to save a document with a password. The help pages tell that the option is supposed to be found under "save as..." and a check box (save with password). But it's not there. A second help entry says, that one can only use a password when saving under the fileextension xml but I hardly doubt that.

Another way I tried was to go to Extras -> Options -> OpenOffice.org -> Security and hit the button at the very end of this tab (secure? It's "schützen" in German) to secure the doc with a password. Unfortunately, after clicking on it and typing in a password (twice), confirming, closing and re-opening the document again, there's no password request and the doc opens just like that (so what is the password for anyway?).

Do I have to tick another option or have I just configured writer wrongly? I am using arch 2.6.23 and installed openoffice from the repository.
I am glad for any help. Thanks for it in advance!
Micha

Last edited by Micha (2008-03-17 14:10:45)

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 3,682

Re: [solved] OpenOffice Writer without password function

I'm using OO 2.4 prerelease from testing and it works there.

gothmog.todi

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From: Austria

Registered: 2007-07-18

Posts: 120

Re: [solved] OpenOffice Writer without password function

This seems to be a translation error. You need to check "nur lesen" (meaning: read only) which isn't quite the label you would expect for passwordprotection.

Micha

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Registered: 2007-11-16

Posts: 20

Re: [solved] OpenOffice Writer without password function

Hey, thanks gothmog.todi, I am both happy that it is working and that it wasn't me being stupid! Now I just have to find out who to email for the translation error to get fixed in the next version... If you have a tip, let me know.

Thanks anyway again!
Micha

gothmog.todi

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From: Austria

Registered: 2007-07-18

Posts: 120

Re: [solved] OpenOffice Writer without password function

I've opened a bug on the openoffice bugtracker: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=87136

Micha

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Registered: 2007-11-16

Posts: 20

Re: [solved] OpenOffice Writer without password function

Thanks again!