Password protect a Numbers file

Hello friends, I was wondering how to password protect a numbers file. I'm creating a financial report and only some eyes can see it. Anyway to force a user to enter a password before it opens is the goal. I appreciate your assistance. Gary

I advice against using the built in password function for really confidential data.
Apple has not specified what level of encryption is used, and it is possible that the encryption level is so low that any hacker can open the file.

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Applying Password-protection for Numbers files?

It looks great -- at first view. I grabbed my standard Excel file with all my misc. stuff in it, and hit the first snag. It was password-protected, so Numbers wasn't going to let me import it. Okay, that makes sense. So I figure out how to unprotect the file and manage to get it into Numbers. But when I went to apply a password requirement to open it, no joy.
This seems to be a no-brainer to me, a must-have feature. But the Help tool couldn't find anything on it. If it truly isn't supported then what was supposed to be the Red Letter Day of finally getting rid of the last Microsoft applications is going to have to be delayed until Apple releases an update.
Ideas?

KOENIG Yvan wrote:
If someone protecting files send them to an other one, two formulas are available:
- 1 - remove the protection
- 2 - give the key
The two are usable for an encrypted image disk.
Yes, but that is not the case I am talking about. You talk about a sender who uses a Mac and knows that the receiver may have problems opening his files.
I am talking about a PC user who sends out encrypted MS Office documents in the belief that all the recipients have MS Office.
Example: Let's assume that you work for one of the big companies in Sophia Antipolis or for Carrefour in Antibes. Their management asks all the employees if they can read MS Office files. Everyone who says "yes" gets a confidential encrypted Excel file with pension calculations mailed to them. The other ones get the form in paper format. If you have iWork, you will have to wait for the paper version to arrive. You will have to fill it in on paper and you will have to verify the calculations manually. In some cases there may not even be a paper version available.
And I am talking about the Mac user who wants to send protected data to a PC user. As the PC User cannot open a Mac disk image, the only solution I can see for an iWork user is an encrypted PDF, and that one will not be editable by the receiver.
I am not saying that Apple has a duty to fulfill those requirements or that Apple should promote MS Office as a format. I am only saying that as long as iWork does not support password protection, some of iWork's users will have this kind of problems.
But maybe we are not giving the same meaning to "file protection".
For me it means "keep it from others view" aka "access denied"
Maybe, for you, it means "don't give the ability to edit it" aka "read only"
We give exactly the same meaning to the expression "file protection".

Protect a Numbers File

Hello, Could someone tell me how to password protect a Numbers file. I have some passwords I need to travel with but want them protected in case the laptop is stolen. Thanks...

Hello
Welcome to the club.
The search tool is also for newcomers.
Using it you would already knows that the free soluce is to store your document(s) in an encrypted disk image. You may create one with Disk Utility.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 13 décembre 2007 21:02:25)

How to password protect a numbers document

I'm trying to figure out how to password protect a numbers document.
My intention is to load this document onto a website, but only want authorized persons with the correct password to be able to access.
Any ideas??
Thanks

bscaplan wrote:
I am using Numbers 08
And the Numbers User Guide, supplied with iWork '08, make no mention of password protection, which was introduced in Numbers '09.
Looks like the best option is Wayne's second suggestion—open via File > Print > PDF > Open in Preview, then Save the resulting PDF document with encryption turned on.
An alternate, if you want the recipients to receive a copy of the Numbers '08 file, and to be able to edit that file, you could enclose it in a secure disk image file.
The basic procedure is to:
Use Disk Utility to create a new, blank, sparse disk image, assign a password and save.
Double-click the .dmg file (and enter the password when requested) to mount the disk image on your desktop, then Save a copy of your file to the (open) disk image.
When done, eject the image, and upload the (encrypted) .dmg file to the website.
Detailed instructions may be found in Disk Utility's Help files.
Launch DU (found in the Utilities folder in Applications), click the Help menu and choose Disk Utility help.
Go to the index, scroll to and click Security, then click a title similar to "Protecting confidential documents in a secure disk image." (a search on 'confidential' should also take you to a list containing that title.)
My version of DU is old enough that sparse images hadn't been introduced, or I'd post a copy of the article here.
Regards,
Barry

Password protecting a Zip file in windows 7

So I am trying to figure out how to password protect a zip file using the built in zipping utility in windows 7. In windows xp and vista once you have created a zipped file you open the file and select file>add password.
In windows 7 (currently using pro) there is no "add password" option, anyone have any idea why this is? Or is there some other way of adding a password to a windows zip file that I am not aware of? Am I being forced to add a 3rd party
zip app in order to password protect files?
if so my other question is why would such a simple/convenient feature be removed from an operating system that is suppose to be superior then the previous?

According to the Windows 7 Help file there is no such capability in windows 7:
Can I protect files or folders with a password?
No, you can't use a password to protect files and folders in
Windows. However, some programs that run on Windows allow you to protect individual files with a password. For more information, check the Help for the program you're using.
There are other ways to protect your files and folders in Windows. You can
encrypt your files using Encrypting File System (EFS), manually specify who can access the folders or files by setting permissions, or hide them. Choose your method based on how secure the folders or files need to be.
Encrypting is the most secure, while hiding the folders is the least secure.
For more information about EFS, see What is Encrypting File System (EFS)? For more information about permissions, see
What are permissions?
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I am unable to password protect a pdf file. Any thoughts. I went to help and none of the options wer

I am unable to password protect a pdf file. Any thoughts. I went to help and none of the options were available to me.. I pay for pdf conversion to word and excel

Password protection is ONLY available with Acrobat Standard or Pro. The PDF to Word converter is just what the name implies... PDF to Word... No encryption, no protection.

Writing/reading password protected zip/gzip files

Hello All,
is there anyway in java that i can
write/read password protected zip/gzip files??
thanks in advance.

Have you looked in the Java Documentation, for instance the java.util.zip package?

Creating Password Protected MS WORD File

Hi,
i reported a program which creating password protected ms excel file using OLE2 objects in local harddisk of computer.
can i report same program with ms word file?
Can somebody help me pls?
Thanks.

Hello,
This is what you require
GET PROPERTY OF word 'activedocument' = actdoc .
CREATE OBJECT word 'WORD.APPLICATION' .
IF sy-subrc NE 0 .
    MESSAGE s000(su) WITH 'Error while creating OLE object!'.
    LEAVE PROGRAM .
ENDIF .
GET PROPERTY OF word 'documents' = documents.
CALL METHOD OF documents 'Add' = newdoc.
call method of newdoc 'Activate'.
    CALL METHOD OF actdoc 'SaveAs'
    EXPORTING
      #1 = 'C:\file.doc'          "filename
      #2 = 1                      "fileFormat
      #3 = 0                      "LockComments
      #4 = 'passopen'             "password to open a workbook
      #5 = 0                      "AddToRecentFiles
      #6 = 'passmod'.             "password for write access

How do you change the password protection for a file if you forget it?

How do you change the password protection for a file if you forget it?

Certainly not with Reader...

I'm trying to password protect a pdf file but I can see the bottom 1/3 of the window - how do I resize

I'm trying to password protect a pdf file but I can see the bottom 1/3 of the window - how do I resize

Do you know what the maximum resolution of your screen is?

How to password protect a zip file

How can I password protect a zip file and if I email the file will the recipient need the password?

I found a nifty tip to encrypt a zip file that is built into OSX. The only issue is you have to use the command line (Terminal). If you don't mind a little tinkering here is how you can encrypt your files to an encrypted zip without buying any other program.
1. Open up a Terminal window on your mac
2. Navigate "cd" to the directory where the file you what to make an encrypted zip file.
3. Type:
zip -e SecretEncryptedFile.zip FileToEncrypt.txt
Note: the man pages have more than you ever wanted to know about the zip command: "man zip"
To unencrypt simple double click on the file and type the password. I have also unencrypted the files on a PC.

Is there a way to password protect a single file in numbers?

Is there a way to passwork protect a single file in Numbers?

Not directly no - there is this work-around which should still work on iOS 6, or you could see if any of the third-party email apps in the app store support a password, or just access your account via Safari (you can create a homescreen shortcut for your account's login page)

Can I password protect my numbers spreadsheet on my iPad

I just purchased my first apple ipad2 and I do a lot of spreadsheets in excel, I bought numbers and need to password protect my file so other family members can not get to my files. Can this be done? If so, how?
Best regards,
John

Not with the Apple Mail app.
There are two 3rd party apps that use webmail resources that allow secure accounts as well as multiple accounts;
For Gmail accounts use Secure Gmail, and for other accounts use Secure Webmail. Both are in the iTunes App Store.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/secure-gmail/id496041864?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/secure-webmail/id510417578?mt=8

Password protecting a Numbers worksheet

Hi gang!
I'm very new to Mac (bought my first MacBook 3 days ago!) and I'm just as new to iWork. I'm trying to use Numbers with old Excel spreadsheets that I've converted. One of the things that I loved about Excel is that you could password protect a file so it could not be opened or edited without knowing the password. I've been looking and looking and I can't find where Numbers does that. Does such a feature exist?

Hello
I assumes that you have tell your system that it may use your password automatically (thru keychain).
If you did that it's like installing a secure lock … and put the key under the door-mat
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 6 mars 2008 12:18:29)

How can I protect my data in numbers from unintentional user of my iPad by other family members? In other words, how can I password protect my numbers and other apps from apple computer company?

I have other members of my family use my iPad for educational/recreational use, young children who may want to play kid games. I don't want them to accdently get into my data stored in the three business apps from apple. I would like to password protect these files.
I would also like to log out of the email systems that I use, so some one else can use this device to access their own emails. By leaving my accounts open al the time, is really asking for trouble from a host of sources.
I can't believe that the iPad is not designed to protect the privacy and data from prying eyes ... Un intuitional as it may be.
Please fix this issue so I create my info on this device and enjoy it fully. Or tell me how I can protect my data.
Thnax.

Thanx for your response. Any data stored anywhere should be able to be protected from stealing, malicious destruction or unintentional destruction. Theo ad an be stolen and without any kind ofpassword protection, the thief could get into your sensitive data.
If Apple wants iPad to become a business tool that can be used with ideas, thots, data protected, then Apple needs to provide this protection to it's customers. Now it's unto the users to use it or not.
I know iPad is being considered to be used by doctors, and can u imagine the confidentiality requirements of HIPPA rules... It will make this device not usable without data protection. I am sureweall have heard about hacking going on at all levels. It's surprising that this device's software is left unprotected.
My iPad may be sitting on my desk and my 3 year old grand daughter would pick it up and start "playing" with it. That means I can't store anything on this machine that may possibly be changed.
I have discussed this with specialists in apple stores, and those who have been around info technology understand my concerns and they may forward this request further up. They do not have the answer for it..... So far.
I think data security should be everyone's concern... Be it a one person device or multiple user device.
I hope that some responsible people at Apple would read this and provide the protection that will make this device lot more acceptable in the business world.

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