How to Create a file in Excel that can't be copied or printed
 

I'm creating a read only file on a network drive but I don't want users to be
able to copy or print this file.

How to Create a file in Excel that can't be copied or printed
 

Cannot be done through Excel.

Get your administrator to deny permission to users for anything but reading the
file.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:17:42 -0700, enroh
wrote:

I'm creating a read only file on a network drive but I don't want users to be
able to copy or print this file.

How to Create a file in Excel that can't be copied or printed
 

Gord Dibben wrote...
Cannot be done through Excel.

Get your administrator to deny permission to users for anything but reading the
file.
....

File system read permission only prevents modifying/overwriting the
file. It won't even prevent saving the file with a different filename
or in a different drive/directory. It certainly won't prevent printing.

How to Create a file in Excel that can't be copied or printed
 

You can shut some things down. For example, add some code to the BeforePrint
and BeforeSave event.

But as others have said, you will not be able to completely lock this file
down. I wonder why you are so protective of this data?

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"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message
...
Cannot be done through Excel.

Get your administrator to deny permission to users for anything but
reading the
file.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:17:42 -0700, enroh

wrote:

I'm creating a read only file on a network drive but I don't want users to
be
able to copy or print this file.