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Document.PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm Property

Word Developer Reference

Returns a String indicating the algorithm Microsoft Word uses for encrypting documents with passwords. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm

expression   A variable that represents a Document object.

Remarks

Use the SetPasswordEncryptionOptions method to specify the algorithm Word uses for encrypting documents with passwords.

Example

This example sets the password encryption options if the password encryption algorithm in use is "OfficeXor," which is the password algorithm used in versions of Word prior to Word 97 for Windows.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Sub PasswordSettings()
    With ActiveDocument
        If .PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm = "OfficeXor" Then
            .SetPasswordEncryptionOptions _
                PasswordEncryptionProvider:="Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider", _
                PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm:="RC4", _
                PasswordEncryptionKeyLength:=56, _
                PasswordEncryptionFileProperties:=True
        End If
    End With
End Sub

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