User's Manual

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Using passwordsUsing passwords

Using passwords

You can prevent other people from opening your Word and

Sheet files by setting a password for each file. For example,

you may have a Sheet spreadsheet containing your personal

finance details. To set a password on a file:

1. Open the file and select the password command from the

File menu.

2. Type your password twice for confirmation. Choose a

password that you won’t easily forget, but one that won’t

be easy for other people to guess.

3. Press the OK button, and the file is saved immediately

with the password.

When you want to open the file, you will be asked to type in

the password.

Important: don’t forget your password!

If you have forgotten the password for a file then you will not be

able to open it.

The password on an individual file will protect it if you transfer

it to a Memory disk or another machine. If you copy the file,

the copy will be protected by the same password. The

password also prevents the file being converted to another

format and read on a PC.

Changing file attributesChanging file attributes

Changing file attributes

You can prevent a file from being accidentally changed by making

ita“read-only” file. To do this, highlight the file in the System

screen and select Properties from the File menu. Then tick the

Read-only box.

Files that have been created on a PC and then transferred to the

netBook may also be “read- only” files.

To check whether a file is a “read-only” file, highlight it in the

System screen and select Properties from the File menu.

Note: If you transfer a “read-only” file to another machine, it can

be viewed, and the “read-only” attribute can be removed.