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    From Wade Garrett@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 5 10:03:44 2023
    Some native Mac apps like Pages and Numbers have a "Set Password"
    feature in the File menu.

    After setting a password, is that file actually encrypted-- or just password-protected?

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  • From johnson@21:1/5 to Wade Garrett on Fri May 5 15:15:41 2023
    On 2023-05-05, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:
    Some native Mac apps like Pages and Numbers have a "Set Password"
    feature in the File menu.

    After setting a password, is that file actually encrypted-- or just password-protected?

    encrypted (per Pages User Guide)

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  • From Wade Garrett@21:1/5 to johnson on Fri May 5 18:47:13 2023
    On 5/5/23 11:15 AM, johnson wrote:
    On 2023-05-05, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:
    Some native Mac apps like Pages and Numbers have a "Set Password"
    feature in the File menu.

    After setting a password, is that file actually encrypted-- or just
    password-protected?

    encrypted (per Pages User Guide)

    I sure couldn't find it in the Guide. Can you mention where?

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  • From Wade Garrett@21:1/5 to Wade Garrett on Fri May 5 18:51:41 2023
    On 5/5/23 6:47 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
    On 5/5/23 11:15 AM, johnson wrote:
    On 2023-05-05, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:
    Some native Mac apps like Pages and Numbers have a "Set Password"
    feature in the File menu.

    After setting a password, is that file actually encrypted-- or just
    password-protected?

    encrypted (per Pages User Guide)

    I sure couldn't find it in the Guide. Can you mention where?


    Aha, I just found it!!

    Thanks...

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to Wade Garrett on Sat May 6 10:50:45 2023
    On 2023-05-05 18:47, Wade Garrett wrote:
    On 5/5/23 11:15 AM, johnson wrote:
    On 2023-05-05, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:
    Some native Mac apps like Pages and Numbers have a "Set Password"
    feature in the File menu.

    After setting a password, is that file actually encrypted-- or just
    password-protected?

    encrypted (per Pages User Guide)

    I sure couldn't find it in the Guide. Can you mention where?

    https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/pages/tanca246d3ac/mac

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