Protecting word processing documents
Since version 18.6, GroupDocs.Watermark provides a simplified way of protecting the Word documents with the password. The API allows you to protect as well as unprotect the Word documents. The following protection types are supported:
AllowOnlyRevisions: user can only add revision marks to the document.
AllowOnlyComments: user can only modify comments in the document.
AllowOnlyFormFields: user can only enter data in the form fields in the document.
ReadOnly: no changes are allowed to the document.
The protection types are added to the WordProcessingProtectionType enum. Following code samples demonstrate how to protect and unprotect Word documents.
Protecting a document
Following code sample protects a Word document with the password.
AdvancedUsage.AddingWatermarks.AddWatermarksToWordProcessing.WordProcessingProtectDocument
WordProcessingLoadOptions loadOptions = new WordProcessingLoadOptions();
// Constants.InDocumentDocx is an absolute or relative path to your document. Ex: @"C:\Docs\document.docx"
using (Watermarker watermarker = new Watermarker(Constants.InDocumentDocx, loadOptions))
{
WordProcessingContent content = watermarker.GetContent<WordProcessingContent>();
content.Protect(WordProcessingProtectionType.ReadOnly, "7654321");
watermarker.Save(Constants.OutDocumentDocx);
}
Unprotecting a document
The following code sample shows how to unprotect a Word document regardless of password.
AdvancedUsage.AddingWatermarks.AddWatermarksToWordProcessing.WordProcessingUnProtectDocument
WordProcessingLoadOptions loadOptions = new WordProcessingLoadOptions();
// Constants.InDocumentDocx is an absolute or relative path to your document. Ex: @"C:\Docs\document.docx"
using (Watermarker watermarker = new Watermarker(Constants.InDocumentDocx, loadOptions))
{
WordProcessingContent content = watermarker.GetContent<WordProcessingContent>();
content.Unprotect();
watermarker.Save(Constants.OutDocumentDocx);
}
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