Make a Word file unreadable

Question

Hello,I need to send a Word file by email, but I want the recipient to be unable to open this file, or for it to be unreadable (whatever the reasons...). Can you help me?

sarahmoon · Accepted Answer

Well, you don’t have a keyboard??? You're on a PC, right? You click once on your file, you press Control I and a window appears to read the file information. There you set Access Denied.
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Article 1: tobacco is a poison. Article 2: so be it.

sarahmoon · Answer

Good evening,  CTRL+I. Access denied. The file does not open (I just tried it).  Have a good evening. -- Article 1: tobacco is a poison. Article 2: too bad.

irongege · Answer

So why send an unreadable, absurd file? -- Don't freak out, it's gonna come!!!!!

makemesure · Answer

How to use ctrl+I? Do I need to select the file? Open it? When I do it, nothing happens.

sarahmoon · Answer

Good evening Iron,  Well, I think so. But as he or she says, it doesn't matter the reasons. But strange, indeed. -- Article 1: tobacco is a poison. Article 2: too bad.

makemesure · Answer

Yes, of course I have a keyboard... yes, I am on a PC. But nothing happens when I press ctrl+I.
To answer your (well-founded) curiosity, I'm doing this because I have to send a file by tomorrow, but I want to delay the deadline for sending, so I want to block the recipient from being able to open the file to give me more time...

sarahmoon · Answer

But if you want him to give you more time, don't send him the file! I assume you'll be making changes, so indeed, what's the point?
How do you usually check the information of a file on PC? (Creation, last modified, saved...)
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Article 1: tobacco is a poison. Article 2: too bad.

makemesure · Answer

I usually right-click and select properties.

sarahmoon · Answer

And there, you do have a window that opens, right? With details at the bottom? -- Article 1: tobacco is a poison. Article 2: too bad.

makemesure · Answer

Yes, there is a window that opens, but it doesn't say "detail," it says "advanced," and I can't check the box "encrypt content to secure data."

sarahmoon · Answer

Well then, try in Word Preferences ---> Security ---> Password (you set one)
Same for modifications. Do a test with a friend to see if he can open it. That's all I can think of.
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Article 1: Tobacco is a poison. Article 2: Too bad.

makemesure · Answer

Alright. Thank you very much.

sarahmoon · Answer

You're welcome. -- Article 1: tobacco is a poison. Article 2: too bad.

m@rina · Answer

Hello,

It's absurd... If you put a password, the recipient will ask you for it! It's just as simple not to attach the file... and to pretend to have forgotten it... They will ask you for it too...

Now, to really save time, you need to send a file that appears to be corrupted... Then, yes, you can say anything... Like "oh no!!! my file is ruined??... Well, let me check... Oh no, mine's messed up too... And oh no... I didn't make a backup... Well... I'll take a look..."... and the list goes on!!! :D lol!

Okay... here's a way to create a corrupted file (don't forget to make a backup first): select all the text, and choose a font like Webding, or Wingdings, Dingbats, etc.
Save the file and close it.
Try to open it now and switch back to the correct font!!!

I've seen a lot of people do this thinking they could fool the enemy and they ended up getting fooled themselves... Personally, I know how to recover the file, but who knows that?... :D)))

m@rina
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No need to message me with questions...
I definitely won't answer them... The forum is made for that.

Make a Word file unreadable

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