Many users Microsoft Office 2013 or Office 365 have encountered a rather irritating problem, namely the impossibility of opening various Office files, either received by e-mail or extracts from archives, either accessed from a external storage or transferred from another computer. This problem arises when the module Protected View is activated, this being a security measure implemented by Microsoft in noul MS Office, which identifies any file created on a different computer or a previous version of office, downloaded from the Internet or received by e-mail as being potential danger for system And, by default, for the user.
Although in some cases it is good to be cautious when we open office files received in the e-mail (especially if The sender is unknown) or downloaded from the Internet, when it comes to files we work daily, transferred from personal computer to service and vice versa, stored in e-mail or received from colleagues, most likely we do not need additional protective measures, but we can only open the respective files. If you are in the situation where You cannot open certain files in Office 2013 or Office 365, follow instructions below to solve the problem and a Unlock the respective files.
How to open blocked files in MS Office 2013?
If you do not want to give up protection offered by the feature Protected View, you can opt for individual unlock of office files, when appropriate. To do this, click-right on a file blocked by Office 2013 and select Properties. In tab-ul General, click on the button Unblock (at the bottom of the window), then click on OK.
You can then open the file whenever you need to block it, without offering it.
If you do not have the patience to unlock each individual file and you prefer to be accessed immediately, then you can dezactiva Protected View to make sure you will not encounter the problem of blocking with any other files you want to open with Office 2013. For this you have to open anything program office that block files, click on File and select Options. Then click on Trust Center, select Protected View and disperse the three options displayed, namely Enable Protected View for files originating from the Internet, Enable Protected View for files located in potentially unsafe locations and Enable Protected View for Outlook attachments.
Then click on OK. Remember that you will have to Repeat the same steps for each 2013 Office program that blocks files that you want to open.
And ready. Using one of the methods described above you will be able to access the files blocked by Office 2013 or Office 365.
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to open blocked files in Office 2013/Office 365 (Disable Protected View)
