Rights explained

Here are the rights choices available on the File Security dialog, used in customizing document security:

All rights are cumulative as listed from top to bottom. For example, the Profile right includes the Delete and Secure rights listed below it. Each entitled user and group can have different rights.

Right

Description

Find

Determines whether the selected user(s) will be able to find the file. No other rights can be assigned without selecting Find.

Read

Allows the selected user(s) to Find, View, Open, Save As (which creates a new file but does not modify the original file), Copy, Compare, and E-Mail; but, does not allow the selected user to modify the file.

Write

Allows the selected user(s) to modify the file (perform a Save).

Profile

Allows the selected user(s) to edit the profile of the file (which means they can Move the file since editing the profile may relocate the file).

Delete

Allows the selected user(s) to delete the file.

Secure

Allows the selected user(s) to modify the security setĀ­tings of the file. With this right, the selected user(s) can also Check Out the file.