Protected View feature is a feature found in Microsoft Office 2010. This feature itself is useful for securing document files by limiting editing of these files. Not a few people are actually bothered by this feature, especially now that many people are downloading documents from the internet.
The background of developing this feature is the rise of computer viruses that threaten the operation of Windows-based systems, this platform is the target of hackers to launch the action. Not only that, the applications contained in the Windows Operating System were targeted by hackers.
This Protected View feature of MS Office will prevent users from opening MS Office Documents obtained from the internet.
Then how to disable it, to deactivate this feature is very easy.
1. First run Microsoft Word 2010 . After the MS Word window opens, click the File menu at the top left then select Options . Word Options dialog box will appear , in the list on the left, select Trust Center , after you select, please click Trust Center Settings .
2. The Trust Center dialog box will appear, on the left click Protected View.
3. Remove the check mark on this option:
- Enable Protected View for files originating from the Internet
- Enable Protected View for files located in potentially unsafe locations
- Enable Protected View for Outlook attachments
4. After that press Ok .
This method can also be used to disable Protected View in Excel 2010 and PowerPoint 2010. If this feature has been deactivated you can open a document that you downloaded from various sources, and when the document is opened in editing mode.
