From: tp on
I wonder if there is a way to run some Office applications "Excel, Access,
Publisher," only in read mode? Not just to start single files with / r
switch, but parmanent ensure that all files are opened in read mode.
From: Shailesh Shah on
To open in read only mode you have to select open read only option from
dropdown button of open button within Excel open dialogbox.



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"tp" <tp(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DB751E03-30E4-463F-AA74-A184AFEC276D(a)microsoft.com...
>I wonder if there is a way to run some Office applications "Excel, Access,
> Publisher," only in read mode? Not just to start single files with / r
> switch, but parmanent ensure that all files are opened in read mode.
>


From: Bob I on
One way is don't activate Office. Otherwise setting the files to
Read-only in Windows Explorer will do that on an individual file basis.

tp wrote:

> I wonder if there is a way to run some Office applications "Excel, Access,
> Publisher," only in read mode? Not just to start single files with / r
> switch, but parmanent ensure that all files are opened in read mode.