Applying Password Protection to a Project File
TPD5 supports two levels of password protection for project (.TP5) files:
- Read-only - the next time this project file is opened, the Enter Access Password dialog appears, prompting the user to enter the correct password in order to gain write access to the file. The password is not required to open and view the file. Note that if a read-only file is opened without using the password, it cannot be saved under a new file name.
- Locked - the next time the panel file is selected to open; the Enter Access Password dialog appears, prompting the user to enter the correct password to open the file. If the password is not entered correctly, the file will not be opened at all.
NOTE: These protection options are not windows f ile attributes, and are only relevant within the context of the TPD5 application.
- Select File > Project Properties to open the Project Properties dialog - Project Information tab.
- Click the down-arrow next to Protection to select a level of password protection from the drop-down list (either read-only, locked or none).
- Enter the password in the Password text field. Passwords can be from 1 to 259 characters in length.
- Re-type the password in the Confirm field. If the passwords don't match, a "Passwords do not match" message box is displayed, in which case you'll need to re-enter the password, or re-confirm the password, or both.
- Click Apply to save the changes and apply the specified password to the project file.