AEM Document Security for Microsoft Office - Release Notes aem-document-security-for-microsoft-office-release-notes

What’s new in AEM Document Security for Microsoft Office whats-new-in-aem-document-security-for-microsoft-office

Installing and Configuring AEM Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office installing-and-configuring-aem-document-security-extension-for-microsoft-office

This version of Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office is compatible with Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES2 and later and Document Security add-on for AEM forms.

Review the information in this document before you install AEM Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office. For detailed installation instructions, see Installing and Configuring AEM Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office article.

Fixed issues fixed-issues

Known issues known-issues

Third-party plug-ins not supported third-party-plug-ins-not-supported

AEM Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office does not work with third-party plug-ins. Uninstall any third-party plug-ins for Microsoft Office before you install Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office.

Disabled menu options in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint disabled-menu-options-in-microsoft-word-excel-and-powerpoint

AEM Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office uses built-in protection features to protect documents, worksheets, and presentations. It disables a few Excel, Word, and PowerPoint menu options.

Restrictions for Microsoft Office 2013, 2016, and 2019 restrictions-for-microsoft-office

In Microsoft Office, the following options are unavailable during a protected session:

Opening a protected document from SharePoint Server opening-a-protected-document-from-sharepoint-server

Opening the protected document: If you try to open a protected document in Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office from SharePoint Server without first opening the Microsoft Office program associated with the file type, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft PowerPoint, the document may not open. An error message displays indicating that you install the applicable plug-in. Hence, it is recommended that you open the associated Microsoft Office program, before you open a protected document in Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office from SharePoint Server.

(Optional) It is recommended that you clear your cache folder before opening a protected document in Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office from SharePoint Server.

When you open a protected document from SharePoint Server, all permissions on the document are disabled, regardless of the policy that was applied.

Apply a policy with a dynamic watermark to Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel 2016, and Microsoft Excel 2019 file with no printer installed apply-a-policy-with-a-dynamic-watermark-to-microsoft-excel-microsoft-excel-and-microsoft-excel-file-with-no-printer-installed

When you apply a policy with dynamic watermark to Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel 2016, and Microsoft Excel 2019 file on a computer that has no printers installed and then save the file, the following error appears: “Internal error while applying dynamic watermark.” This error also appears when you reopen the protected file. The watermark is not applied and it is not visible from View > Page Layout.

Disable Windows Data Execution Prevention for supported Office applications disable-windows-data-execution-prevention-for-supported-office-applications

It is recommended that you disable the Windows Data Execution Prevention (DEP) setting when using Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office applications.

Shared Microsoft Office files cannot be protected using Document Security Extension shared-microsoft-office-files-cannot-be-protected-using-document-security-extension

When you protect any shared Microsoft Office file using Document Security Extension, an error occurs and the shared file is not secured.

Starting Office applications on a machine containing Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office and McAfee VirusScan starting-office-applications-on-a-machine-containing-document-security-extension-for-microsoft-office-and-mcafee-virusscan

To ensure that Office applications start smoothly on a machine that has Document Security installed and McAfee VirusScan with On-Access Scan enabled, disable the Buffer Overflow Protection option in the McAfee VirusScan Console.

Installing Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office on a machine with an unsupported Microsoft Office language installing-document-security-extension-for-microsoft-office-on-a-machine-with-an-unsupported-microsoft-office-language

Before you install the Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office on a machine that has a Microsoft Office application with an unsupported language, open the Office application at least once.

Synchronize Offline button is enabled even when a user does not have offline permissions synchronize-offline-button-is-enabled-even-when-a-user-does-not-have-offline-permissions

The Synchronize Offline button is available even though the user does not have offline permissions for the document. However, selecting the button does nothing.

No support for trial versions of Microsoft Office no-support-for-trial-versions-of-microsoft-office

Document Security extension for Microsoft Office does not support trail versions of Microsoft Office. Before installing the extension, ensure that you have installed a licensed copy of Microsoft Office and it is activated.

Unable to open a protected Microsoft Office files unable-to-open-a-protected-microsoft-office-files

If the protected view of the Microsoft Office is enabled, the Right Management Extension cannot open protected Microsoft Excel files (XLS, XLSX) and protected Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) files from a remote location.

Cells of Microsoft Excel document containing an image or background color appear on top of watermark cells-of-microsoft-excel-document-containing-an-image-or-background-color-appear-on-top-of-watermark

If a cell of a Microsoft Excel document contains an image or is filled with background color and a dynamic watermark policy is applied to the document, then the image or the background color filled in the cell appears on top of the watermark and cover the watermark.

Usability issue with multiple certificates usability-issue-with-multiple-certificates

If multiple certificates are present on the client machine and the user cancels the certificate selection dialog, then the dialog appears once again and the user has to cancel the dialog twice.

Microsoft PowerPoint allows editing protected documents microsoft-powerpoint-allows-editing-protected-documents

On attempting to edit a protected document, Microsoft PowerPoint displays a message, “You are not allowed to modify this document. You will not be able to save your changes.”. After closing the message, users can continue to add text or edit the document. But, the changes made to the protected documents are not saved.

The above-mentioned behavior is as expected in PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2016 and PowerPoint 2019.