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What do you dislike?
Very little. But sometimes I find I accidentally click on the up/down bar instead of the buttons. Also, some of the buttons are not intuitive, but trial and error works well, and mistakes are easily deleted.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
I used to need a type writer (or hand write) sometimes still to comply with using the forms given to me by the government. Now, I can upload them and use the computer. Much better.
I enjoy very much that I can scan in documents and then fill in and add things to them easily.
What do you dislike?
Very little. But sometimes I find I accidentally click on the up/down bar instead of the buttons. Also, some of the buttons are not intuitive, but trial and error works well, and mistakes are easily deleted.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
I used to need a type writer (or hand write) sometimes still to comply with using the forms given to me by the government. Now, I can upload them and use the computer. Much better.
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2021-02-16
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How-to Guide
How to Protect Your Online Documents:
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Drag and drop your document to the uploading pane on the top of the page
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Find and choose to Protect Your Online Documents feature in the editor`s menu
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Make the required edits to your file
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Push the orange “Done” button in the top right corner
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Rename the file if it`s required
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Print, save or email the document to your computer
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Which is the best way to protect our documents?
Password protect important files.
Make digital copies.
Use signatures.
Put your smartphone to work.
Create better internal policies.
How can you protect your documents?
Protect Document To get started, open a document in Microsoft Word that you want to protect. Click on the File menu and then click on the button to Protect Document. From the Protect Document menu, select the first option to Always Open Read-Only.
How do you protect a Word document from being copied or printed?
Click “File,” and then click the “Info” tab to display the Permission settings panel for your current Word document. Click the “Protect Document” icon to display a list of available document protection features. Click “Restrict Editing” to prevent copying but enable some types of editing of the document.
How do I stop a document from being copied?
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How do I protect a document in Word?
When the File menu is open, click the Info tab and then Protect Document. Once you see the Protect Document menu, click Encrypt with Password and enter a password of your choosing. Then, click OK and the document will be password-protected.
How can I protect my information online?
Be Alert to Impersonators.
Safely Dispose of Personal Information.
Encrypt Your Data.
Keep Passwords Private.
Don't Overshare on Social Networking Sites.
Use Security Software.
Avoid Phishing Emails.
Be Wise About Wi-Fi.
How can you protect data?
Encrypt your data.
Backup your data.
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Make your old computers' hard drives unreadable.
Install operating system updates.
Automate your software updates.
Secure your wireless network at your home or business.
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