Protecting File Settings
To ensure that styles, shapes, backgrounds, and other settings you specify for a drawing, stencil, or template file are not changed, you can password-protect a Visio document. With the Protect Document command, you can supply a password to prevent others from changing any of the following elements:
Styles. Users can apply styles but can’t create or edit them.
Shapes. Users can’t select shapes. You must also select From Selection in the Protection dialog box (Format, Protection).
Preview. Visio won’t update the preview image for the file. This option applies prima-rily to templates, which display a preview in the Choose A Drawing window.
Backgrounds. Users can’t delete or edit background pages.
Master Shapes. Users can drag ...
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