Reference Guide

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For Data Guardian v2.7 and earlier, this table provides an overview of additional Protected Office policy
settings and what displays in the Office File menu. These do not apply to Data Guardian v2.8 and
higher.
With Force Protected enabled, the user is forced to save any Office document as Protected.
File menu
option for
Office
documents
Policies enabled (higher security):
Protected Office Documents
Force Protected files only
Version
availability
Print
Enabled for user
For O
ffice-protected documents, the Print_Control policy determines how this function behaves.
v2.7 and earlier
Export
(Office 2013 and higher)
Office 2013/2016 and Export Control policy:
• Allowed: Export option is enabled for user. However, with Force Protected enabled and a
higher level of security, Dell recommends setting this policy to Watermark or Disabled.
With Allowed, users can save as another file type, which could leave a document
unprotected.
• Watermark: Export is disabled. See Protected Export.
• Disabled: Disabled for user
v2.7 and earlier
Protected Export (Office
2013 and higher)
This option displays in
the File menu only if the
Export
Control policy is
set to Watermark.
Office 2013/2016 and Export Control policy:
• Watermark: The user can export only to a PDF, but a watermark with their name, domain
name, and computer ID displays on each page.
Note: Export is disabled for the user
v2.7 and earlier
Share
(Office 2013 and higher )
Disabled for user
v2.7 and earlier
Windows: Additional Office menu options on Windows for Data Guardian v2.7 and earlier
For Data Guardian v2.7 and earlier, this table lists other menu options for Office. These do not apply to
Data Guardian v2.8 and higher.
With Force Protected enabled, the user is forced to save any Office document as Protected.
File menu
option for
Office
documents
Policies enabled (higher security):
Protected Office Documents
Force Protected files only
Version
availability
Copy/Paste
(
Office Protected Clip
Board
policy)
Copy/Paste only to a protected Office document or protected .pdf. However, no unprotected PDFs
can be open in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.
v2.7 and earlier
Protected Office
Docume
nt Process
Protection
- example:
Snipping Tool
With Force Protected enabled, if you block the PrtScr button, this may also block the ability for users
to print screens with touch screen or tablets.
v2.7 and earlier
Windows: Additional policies
Block Print Screen - For Windows and protected Office documents, disables the user's ability to take
screen captures via the Windows Print Screen capability while a protected office document is open.
Set Policies to Protect Documents in Mobile Devices