Passwords for Microsoft Word and Excel documents

Lee Roos

Where in 1Password would be the place to store passwords that are used for securing Microsoft Word or Excel documents? I have several such documents. I want to be able to store the respective file's password, along with a brief explain of the purpose of the Word/Excel document (e.g., Accounting).

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Hi Lee,



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I want to be able to store the respective file's password, along with a brief explain of the purpose of the Word/Excel document (e.g., Accounting).

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At the moment 1Password doesn't have a specific template for handling the passwords for documents you've password protected, though we are looking into the concept of custom templates for a future version of 1Password.



For now, I'd say the best option would be a 'Generic Account' item under the 'Accounts' section of 1Password, this provides you with a basic username (which you won't need) and password field as well as a notes field, all of which are encrypted and secure within your 1Password data file.



You can also use 1Password's tagging features to help organise these items, for example you may have a certain project that you have several documents related to and using a series of tags you can then create [url="http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/how_to_create_smart_folders.html"]smart folders[/url] to help group these together.

Lee Roos

Thank you. That makes sense. I am already using Tags. Tags are a great way to use categories as a way of organizing data into groups. They allow for an entry to show up in multiple groups.

[Deleted User]

You're welcome, Lee, glad tags are already proving useful for you <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/skype_smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-)' />