Encrypting Data with Guard

Encrypting Office Documents

12.5.1. Creating new encrypted documents

When creating a new document, you have the option to create a document that will be saved encrypted.. The following options exist:

How to create a new encrypted document:

  1. Depending on whether you want to create an encrypted text document, spreadsheet or presentation, launch the Text, Spreadsheet or Presentation app.

  2. In the Office menu bar, click on one of the respective buttons New text document (encrypted), New spreadsheet (encrypted), New presentation (encrytped).

  3. Enter your Guard security password in the Password required window.

    You can define how long the security password should be remembered by Guard. To do so, enable Remember my password. Select a value from the list.

    In the Guard security settings, you can define a default value for the time range.

How to create a new encrypted document while editing a document:

  1. Click on New in the File toolbar. In the menu, select one of those entries: Text document (encrypted), Spreadsheet document (encrypted), Presentation document (encrypted).

  2. Enter your Guard security password in the Password required window.

    You can define how long the security password should be remembered by Guard. To do so, enable Remember my password. Select a value from the list.

    In the Guard security settings, you can define a default value for the time range.

  3. Click on Unnamed in the menu bar. Enter a name.

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