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36 <topic id=
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37 <title id=
"tit" xml-lang=
"en-US">Protecting document
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41 <created date=
"2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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42 <lastedited date=
"2005-01-05T13:57:41">converted from old format - fpe
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48 <paragraph role=
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"1" l10n=
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"1">Protecting document
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49 <paragraph role=
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"2"><variable id=
"dokumenttext"><ahelp hid=
".uno:ToolProtectionDocument">Protects the sheet structure of your document from modifications. It is impossible to insert, delete, rename, move or copy sheets.
</ahelp>
50 </variable> Open the
<emph>Protect document
</emph> dialog with
<emph>Tools - Protect Document - Document
</emph>. Optionally enter a password and click OK.
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54 <paragraph role=
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"par_id3153188" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"6">The structure of protected spreadsheet documents can be changed only if the
<emph>Protect
</emph> option is disabled. On the context menus for the spreadsheet tabs at the lower graphic border, only the menu item
<emph>Select All Sheets
</emph> can be activated. All other menu items are deactivated. To remove the protection, call up the command
<emph>Tools - Protect Document - Document
</emph> again. If no password is assigned, protection is immediately removed. If you were assigned a password, the
<emph>Remove Spreadsheet Protection
</emph> dialog appears, in which you must enter the password. Only then can you remove the check mark specifying that protection is active.
</paragraph>
55 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3145750" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"7">A protected document, once saved, can only be saved again with the
<emph>File - Save As
</emph> menu command.
</paragraph>
56 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3152596" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
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"4">Password (optional)
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57 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3155412" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"5">You can create a password to protect your document against unauthorized or accidental modifications.
</paragraph>
58 <paragraph role=
"note" id=
"par_id3150717" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"9">You can completely protect your work by combining both options from
<emph>Tools - Protect Document
</emph>, including password entry. If you want to prevent the document from being opened by other users, select
<emph>Save With Password
</emph>and click the
<emph>Save
</emph> button. The
<emph>Enter Password
</emph> dialog appears. Consider carefully when choosing a password; if you forget it after you close a document you will be unable to access the document.
</paragraph>