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Word Passwords
Name: kyrospeare Date: July 24, 2004 at 19:07:48 Pacific OS: winxp CPU/Ram: 250
Comment:
Hi,
When saving a document in word with a password, I am wondering where that information gets stored? Would this increase the file size of the document?
Name: bclarke Date: August 6, 2004 at 13:27:50 Pacific
Reply:
It is stored in the file. It might increase the file size, but that depends on if Microsoft already allocated password space, regardless of whether or not you set a password. Try it - save a document without a password, and then save it with a password and see if the file size changes.
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