

Type a password for the document into both password fields. For example, you can stop all formatting or limit formatting options to only certain styles such as block text or headings.Ĭlick the "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection" button at the bottom of the pane to implement your selected permissions in the Word document. Click the blue "Settings" link and select your preferred formatting restrictions.

If you want to allow certain contacts editing permissions, add them from your address book in the Exceptions field under the Editing Restrictions section.Ĭlick and enable the "Formatting Restrictions" check box if you also want to stop other users from changing the format and style of the document. Alternatively, you can choose to restrict editing permissions only for tracked changes or document comments. When I right click on the document, go to 'get info' and try to change the sharing and permissions, it does not fix the problem. For example, select the "No Changes (Read Only)" option for the maximum protection of preventing all edits and changes. Most of my word files suddenly have this message when I try to open them, 'Word cannot open the document: user does not have access privileges.' I am the author of these documents. Select your preferred permission level from the "Allow only this type of editing in the document" pull-down menu. Click the "Restrict Editing" button in the Protect group on the menu ribbon.Ĭlick and enable the "Editing Restrictions" check box in the Restricting Formatting and Editing pane on the right side of the screen. I try to open either WOrd or Excel and get a dialog box informing me that "Microsoft Excel (or Word) has encountered a problem and needs to close." The Error Report displays as follows, "Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0Error Signature: Exception: EXC_ARITHMETIC Date/Time: 21:07:00 +0000 Application Name: Microsoft Excel Application Bundle ID: Application Signature: XCEL Application Version: 14.25 Crashed Module Name: Microsoft Excel Crashed Module Version: 14.25 Crashed Module Offset: 0x00122309 Blame Module Name: Microsoft Excel Blame Module Version: 14.Click the "Review" tab above the program's main menu ribbon.

For a while now, maybe 2 weeks, I have been unable to retrieve my documents in these appications.

I recently (maybe 8 - 12 weeks ago) updated my Operating System (OS) to macOS High Sierra 10.13.3. I am using Microsoft Office For Mac on my MacBook Pro (MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014).
