Reference Guide

Security Management Server Virtual - AdminHelp v9.8
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Note: Enabled only at the Enterprise level.
Toggle On to provide users with a menu
option for protecting Office documents
(.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .docm, .xlsm, and
.pptm). On also allows you to enable other
Protected Office policies. If this policy is
Off, no Office-protected formatting takes
place, regardless of other policies.
Force Protected Files Only
(Windows)
Not Selected Selected
Not Selected
Selected forces users to save Office files as
protected documents. It also enables a
sweep on the clients' internal fixed drives
to locate new Office files and change them
to Protected mode. It disables the Share
option (Office 2013 and 2016) and Save &
Send option (Office 2010).
If Not Selected, users have some options in
determining whether to save a file as
protected or unprotected.
Enable Time To Live and Embargo Control
(Windows)
Not Selected Selected
Not Selected
Selected allows users to specify dates for
when protected Office files are accessible
to external users.
On Screen Watermark Not Selected Selected
Not Selected
Selected displays a watermark on the
client
computer screen when any protected Office
file is open.
Print Control
(Windows and Mac)
Allowed Allowed
Watermark
Disabled
Controls the Print function of protected
Office documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx,
.docm, .xlsm, and .pptm):
• Allowed - Print option is enabled
for protected Office documents.
• Watermark - Print option is
enabled for protected Office
documents but a watermark with
the user's name, domain name,
and computer ID displays on each
page. Unprotected documents
print without the watermark.
• Disabled -
Print option is disabled
for protected Office documents.
Users can print unprotected
Office documents.
Note: If Force Protected Files Only is Not
Selected, the Print option is available for
all unprotected Office documents.
Export Control
(Windows)
Allowed Allowed
Watermark
Disabled
For Office 2013 and higher, controls the
Export function of protected Office
documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .docm,
.xlsm, and .pptm):
• Allowed - This varies based on
whether Force Protected Files
Only is Selected. For detailed
information, see
Set Security
Policies to Protect Office