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Word
Information Rights Management (IRM) allows individuals and administrators to set access permissions to documents, workbooks, presentations, and e-mail messages. This helps prevent sensitive information from being printed, forwarded, or copied by unauthorized people. After permission for a file is restricted by using IRM, the access and usage restrictions are enforced even if the file reaches unintended recipients. This is because the access permissions are stored in the document, workbook, presentation, or e-mail message itself.
You can protect the following file types by using IRM. When these file types are attached to a rights-managed e-mail message in Outlook, they are automatically rights managed also.
Word files
| File type | F ile name extension |
|---|---|
| Document | .doc and .docx |
| Macro-enabled document | .docm |
| Word template | .dot and .dotx |
| Macro-enabled template | .dotm |
Excel files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Workbook | .xls and .xlsx |
| Macro-enabled workbook | .xlsm |
| Excel template | .xlt and .xltx |
| Macro-enabled template | .xltm |
| Non-XML binary workbook | .xlsb |
| Macro-enabled add-in | .xla and .xlam |
PowerPoint files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Presentation | .ppt and .pptx |
| Macro-enabled presentation | .pptm |
| PowerPoint template | .pot and .potx |
| Macro-enabled template | .potm |
| Show | .pps and .ppsx |
| Macro-enabled show | .ppsm |
| Office theme | .thmx |
See also
File formats for saving documents
Excel
Information Rights Management (IRM) allows individuals and administrators to set access permissions to documents, workbooks, presentations, and e-mail messages. This helps prevent sensitive information from being printed, forwarded, or copied by unauthorized people. After permission for a file is restricted by using IRM, the access and usage restrictions are enforced even if the file reaches unintended recipients. This is because the access permissions are stored in the document, workbook, presentation, or e-mail message itself.
You can protect the following file types by using IRM. When these file types are attached to a rights-managed e-mail message in Outlook, they are automatically rights managed also.
Word files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Document | .doc and .docx |
| Macro-enabled document | .docm |
| Word template | .dot and .dotx |
| Macro-enabled template | .dotm |
Excel files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Workbook | .xls and .xlsx |
| Macro-enabled workbook | .xlsm |
| Excel template | .xlt and .xltx |
| Macro-enabled template | .xltm |
| Non-XML binary workbook | .xlsb |
| Macro-enabled add-in | .xla and .xlam |
PowerPoint files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Presentation | .ppt and .pptx |
| Macro-enabled presentation | .pptm |
| PowerPoint template | .pot and .potx |
| Macro-enabled template | .potm |
| Show | .pps and .ppsx |
| Macro-enabled show | .ppsm |
| Office theme | .thmx |
See also
File formats for saving workbooks
PowerPoint
Information Rights Management (IRM) allows individuals and administrators to set access permissions to documents, workbooks, presentations, and e-mail messages. This helps prevent sensitive information from being printed, forwarded, or copied by unauthorized people. After permission for a file is restricted by using IRM, the access and usage restrictions are enforced even if the file reaches unintended recipients. This is because the access permissions are stored in the document, workbook, presentation, or e-mail message itself.
You can protect the following file types by using IRM. When these file types are attached to a rights-managed e-mail message in Outlook, they are automatically rights managed also.
Word files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Document | .doc and .docx |
| Macro-enabled document | .docm |
| Word template | .dot and .dotx |
| Macro-enabled template | .dotm |
Excel files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Workbook | .xls and .xlsx |
| Macro-enabled workbook | .xlsm |
| Excel template | .xlt and .xltx |
| Macro-enabled template | .xltm |
| Non-XML binary workbook | .xlsb |
| Macro-enabled add-in | .xla and .xlam |
PowerPoint files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Presentation | .ppt and .pptx |
| Macro-enabled presentation | .pptm |
| PowerPoint template | .pot and .potx |
| Macro-enabled template | .potm |
| Show | .pps and .ppsx |
| Macro-enabled show | .ppsm |
| Office theme | .thmx |
See also
File formats that are supported in PowerPoint
Outlook
Information Rights Management (IRM) allows individuals and administrators to set access permissions to documents, workbooks, presentations, and e-mail messages. This helps prevent sensitive information from being printed, forwarded, or copied by unauthorized people. After permission for a file is restricted by using IRM, the access and usage restrictions are enforced even if the file reaches unintended recipients. This is because the access permissions are stored in the document, workbook, presentation, or e-mail message itself.
You can protect the following file types by using IRM. When these file types are attached to a rights-managed e-mail message in Outlook, they are automatically rights managed also.
Note
For information about how you can restrict permission to content in e-mail messages, see Outlook for Mac 2011 Help.
Word files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Document | .doc and .docx |
| Macro-enabled document | .docm |
| Word template | .dot and .dotx |
| Macro-enabled template | .dotm |
Excel files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Workbook | .xls and .xlsx |
| Macro-enabled workbook | .xlsm |
| Excel template | .xlt and .xltx |
| Macro-enabled template | .xltm |
| Non-XML binary workbook | .xlsb |
| Macro-enabled add-in | .xla and .xlam |
PowerPoint files
| File type | File name extension |
|---|---|
| Presentation | .ppt and .pptx |
| Macro-enabled presentation | .pptm |
| PowerPoint template | .pot and .potx |
| Macro-enabled template | .potm |
| Show | .pps and .ppsx |
| Macro-enabled show | .ppsm |
| Office theme | .thmx |
See also
Introduction to IRM for email messages
Restrict access to documents with Information Rights Management in Word