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RE: password protection in office XP documents


From: "Chad" <chad () zclix com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:30:41 +0200

If I create a doc in Word XP (2002) and set a password on it, change the
extension to hmtl and open it in a text editor or word, it just comes up
with gibberish ... it doesn't come back up in plain text .... because of
the password?  I couldn't see the actual document

I may be wrong, but if memory serves me right I think the contents gets
encrypted when you set a password on such a document.

hth

Chad




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