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Protecting Your Files

Anyone can sit down at your computer and look through your files. Maybe you share your home computer with other family members who can open your files. In today's computing climate, most offices and corporations work over a computer network. A network offers many advantages, including the capability to print your work to several different printers and to share your work with others. However, working on a network means that other people can access the files you create.

The people who can view your files can also change and delete them. If you're working with sensitive or personal data or you don't want someone to alter your files, you might consider protecting them in a few different ways.

Setting a File Password

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