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 2007 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 2007 won’t update the preview image for the file. This option applies primarily 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 ...
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