Microsoft Office 2013

Embedding unprotected documents inside a protected document

To embed unprotected documents inside a protected document, you need to have Full Control permission on the protected document.

Microsoft Office 2013

Embedding protected documents inside another document

A protected document cannot be embedded inside any document (protected or unprotected).

Microsoft Office

Auto recovery and Auto save features not available

To strengthen security, ‘auto recovery’ and ‘auto save’ features are disabled for all documents.

Microsoft Office

Email via Quick Access Toolbar

To strengthen security, we’ve disabled the option to send emails using the Email button in the Quick Access Toolbar.

Microsoft Office

Share options

To strengthen security, we’ve disabled the ‘Share’ option in protected Office files.

Microsoft Excel

Excel 2003 shortcuts

To strengthen security, Excel 2003 shortcuts are disabled. Shortcuts in Excel 2007 and above will continue to work.

Microsoft Excel

Workbook sharing

To strengthen security, the ‘Share Workbook’ feature is disabled for protected documents.

Microsoft Office

Hyperlinks (doc, xls, ppt only)

Hyperlinks added in protected documents of specific formats (doc, xls, ppt) will not work as expected.

Adobe Reader

HTML-wrapping won't work while creating Adobe files using 'Save As'

File B created through ‘Save As' option used in File A will be HTML-wrapped. However, File C created through 'Save As' option used in File B won’t be HTML-wrapped.

Adobe Reader

PDFs won't open if an application to open them is not selected while exporting

PDFs won't open when Microsoft Office, Libre Office, and Open Office files are exported to PDF, without selecting an application for opening them.

Microsoft Office

Protected HTML-wrapped CSV files opens in background

Protected HTML wrapped CSV files opens in background when opened from cmd or PowerShell.

All apps

Logging of ‘Copy Data’ activities

Due to technical limitations of Windows programming interfaces, it is not feasible to log copying and macro activities accurately. However, relevant data copying and macro restrictions will always remain in effect depending on user permissions.

All apps

Red Lock for network files

The red lock may sometimes not be visible for large files shared over the network. The display of the red lock icon depends on the network speed and latency. However, protected files remain protected at all times even if the red lock is not visible.

All apps

Screen Capture not logged ([Windows 7 and above])

Screen Capture activities - both authorized and unauthorized attempts - are not logged.

All apps

Edit, Print controls

If the user does not have Edit or Print permissions on a file, related options will be disabled in the Microsoft Office user interface .

Microsoft Office

Embedding unprotected files inside a protected file

To embed unprotected files inside a protected file, you need to have the Full Control permission on the protected file.

Office Clipboard 

For security reasons, the Office clipboard is disabled when the Seclore for Windows is installed. However, the regular system clipboard remains functional at all times.
Thus, the only functionality disabled is the 'multiple' copy-paste capability that the Office Clipboard provides in addition to the regular Windows Clipboard.

Embedding Protected files inside another file

A protected file cannot be embedded inside any file - protected or unprotected.

Email  via Quick Access Toolbar

Sending emails via the Email button in the Quick Access toolbar is prevented due to the possibility of data leakage.

Change Documents Type

The Change Documents Type option won’t be available in the Export tab. The Save As button can instead be used to achieve the same result.

Share  options

The Office Share options won’t be available (only for protected files) for security reasons.

Files opened from 'Recent Documents' list

A protected Microsoft Office file located on the network - and opened from the ‘Recent Documents’ list - opens in Protected View and its contents are not displayed (even after clicking ‘Enable editing’).

Save As PDF

Protected files can't be saved in PDF format.

Copy-paste restrictions

Copying and pasting within and outside a protected file requires the Full Control permission.

Microsoft Office
password encryption

Seclore-protected files can't be encrypted with a Microsoft Office password.

Old Excel 2003 shortcuts

The old Excel 2003 shortcuts are disabled due to security reasons. However, all new shortcuts provided in Excel 2007 and above can be used to achieve the same results.

Comparing and Merging workbooks

Comparing and merging workbooks is allowed only if you have the Full Control permission on all open workbooks.

Forced updating of links

Often a protected Excel file contains a formula that refers to another protected Excel file. When opening the main file, the user gets a Seclore prompt asking him to choose whether to update the links or not. 

If the user chooses 'Yes' and has valid access (i.e. View and Copy Data permissions) on the linked file, the data will get properly updated in the main file. If he doesn't have access, the links will be broken and the files will open in read-only mode.

This is to ensure that proper security is maintained while ensuring usability i.e. data can be taken out of a linked file only if the user has appropriate permissions on it.

Workbook sharing

The workbook sharing feature is not available for protected files due to security reasons.

Moving or Copying sheets

Moving or copying a sheet from a protected file to any other file is allowed only if you have the Full Control permission on the source file.

Closing multiple files simultaneously

Multiple files cannot be closed by closing the main application window. Every file has to be closed individually.

Recovering unsaved versions

If a protected file is open, the Recover unsaved versions option (under Manage versions) is disabled for all files. It is enabled again after the protected file is closed.

Editing objects

The option to edit Objects inside the file isn't available. On double clicking an object, an error is displayed indicating that the source file cannot be found.

Opening via hyperlinks

PowerPoint Files opened via hyperlinks aren't supported in Office 2016 and won't display the correct file content.

Lite Online Viewer

Smart Art (Office documents)

Smart art, Word Art, and shapes may not be displayed properly.

Lite Online Viewer

Clicking on objects (Office documents)

Inserted objects are converted to images.

Lite Online Editor

OLE embedded objects within documents are converted to images

OLE Embedded objects within documents are shown as images instead of objects. Editing and saving such documents would convert such objects to an image format. Therefore, the object properties would be lost.

Lite Online Editor

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks are not clickable when the document is saved.

Lite Online Editor

Keyboard shortcuts for copying data may not work for all browsers

Users with Copy Data permission can't copy data from one document to another. For copying and pasting data within the document itself, keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) may not work for all browsers - but right-click menu options can be used for copying and pasting data.

Lite Online Editor

Browser Back button not supported

When a protected document is open in the Lite Online Editor, the browser's 'back' button is not supported.

Lite Online Editor

Pivot tables

Pivot tables are not supported. Existing pivot tables will be converted to normal tables when the document is saved.

SharePoint Online

Minor versioning (draft)

Files will not get protected in the draft mode (Minor Version).

SharePoint Online

'Modified by' value appears inaccurately

If a file is uploaded to SharePoint Online by a guest contributor and gets automatically protected, the 'Modified By' field does not change to 'Guest Contributor'. It remains 'SharePoint App'.

SharePoint Online

Check in/Check Out comments and Approval comments of unprotected versions get deleted

Once a file is protected, the previous unprotected versions are deleted. When this happens, the check-in/check-out comments made by the users for the previous versions also get deleted.

SharePoint Online

OneNote files do not get protected

OneNote files created using the ‘New’ option in SharePoint Online do not get protected, as they are not saved in a ‘document’ format in SharePoint.

SharePoint Online

External users will not be able to access protected documents in Seclore Online in some scenarios

Due to a limitation from Microsoft, external users will not be able to open files in Seclore Online from SharePoint by clicking on the file name or using the right-click > Open with Seclore option. Such users can open the files in Seclore Online using the 'S' button next to the file under the 'Open with Seclore' column.

SharePoint Online

Files opened in Seclore Online remain checked out while open in the browser

Files opened in Seclore Online get checked out from SharePoint and remain checked out until the Seclore Online tab is closed in the browser. The file gets checked in as soon as the tab is closed.

SharePoint Online

Error displayed when external user tries to access protected documents via Sharepoint link

An error is displayed when external users open a protected file in Seclore Online using a link shared from SharePoint Online generated via the 'Copy link' - 'Anyone with the link' option. This behavior is also seen when internal and external users open a protected file from a folder that was shared with them from SharePoint Online using the 'Copy link' - 'Anyone with the link' option.

SharePoint Online

Unprotected HTML files

Unprotected HTML files cannot be opened from SharePoint Online.

SharePoint Online

'S' icon not displayed for protected files

In the SharePoint Classic mode, the 'S' icon is not displayed in the 'Open with Seclore' column for protected files.

Microsoft Teams

Opening protected file from Teams web app

Users won't be able to open a protected file from the 'Posts' tab in Microsoft Teams (web app) by clicking on the file name.

Microsoft Teams

Opening protected file from Teams desktop app

Clicking on a Seclore-protected file to open it from Posts or Files tab in Teams channels will display the file in preview mode.

Microsoft Teams

Delay in loading the Seclore Tab

The Seclore Tab takes about 5-7 seconds to load once the user clicks on it.

Microsoft Teams

Clicking on the Teams link for a protected file will download the file

Clicking on the Teams links of a Seclore-protected (and HTML wrapped) file will download the file.

Microsoft Teams

Protected universal file formats won't open in desktop apps from Teams

Protected files of universal file formats (mp4, mp3, wma, dwg, etc.) won't open in desktop applications from Teams. Users will be prompted to download the file to open it.

Microsoft Teams

Image files opened from Teams can't be edited in desktop apps

Protected image file formats opened from Teams can't be edited in the desktop application. Users will see an error when they try to edit and save such files.

Email Protector 3.0.0

Emails and attachments cannot be sent when Shared mailbox is opened via ‘Open another mailbox’ option

Due to a Microsoft limitation, protected emails and attachments cannot be sent from a Shared Mailbox using the 'Open another mailbox' option.

Email Protector 3.0.0

Add-in is disabled for Shared Mailboxes in the new UI of Outlook for Mac

Due to a Microsoft limitation, the Seclore Email Protector for M365 add-in is disabled in Shared Mailboxes in the new UI of Outlook for Mac.

Email Protector 3.0.0

Users won't be prompted to use the Seclore Send button and not the Outlook Send button while sending protected emails

If users use the default Send button in Outlook to send emails, the emails would go unprotected. Due to a Microsoft limitation, users can't be prompted/reminded to use the Seclore Send button to send protected emails.

Email Protector 3.0.0

Protected emails cannot be sent when the add-in is switched to pop up view

Users won't be able to send protected emails when the Email Protector add-in is switched from pane view to pop-up view.

Email Protector 3.0.0

'Contacting the server for information’ message is shown while sending protected emails

Users would see a message 'Contacting the server for information' for every attachment while sending a protected email using the Email Protector add-in from Outlook for Mac. Since this is an Outlook behavior, it cannot be removed.

Email Protector 3.0.0

Rules set for message body won't work for protected emails

Rules set for a message body won't work if the body is protected while sending the email.

Microsoft Office

Classification-driven protection is not available for files opened on the desktop from cloud

Automatic protection via Microsoft Sensitivity Labels isn’t available for files opened in desktop applications directly from SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams.

Microsoft Office

Classification-driven protection is not available for password-protected files

Automatic protection via Microsoft Sensitivity Labels isn’t available for files that are password protected. This is due to a limitation of the Microsoft Framework for files protected with an open password.

All

No effect of clicking on update once the process is complete

At the time of updating Seclore for Mac, clicking on the update button will have no action if the update is already finished.

All

Menu options not translated to selected language

Seclore Context Menu options are not translated according to user's preferred languages.

Microsoft Office

Opening a protected file via hyperlink shows a buffer file

Only buffer file is shown on opening a protected file by clicking on hyperlink.

Outlook

Going offline after opening a protected email

When user goes offline after opening a protected email with protected attachments, the email gets decrypted but the sign in option is still shown.

Microsoft Office

Watermark configuration in Offline License of a file is refreshed only after opening the file online

When a file is opened online, its watermark configuration is stored in offline license for displaying watermark when the user is offline. This configuration won’t get updated when the user is offline. It will update when the same file is opened online again.

All apps

Quick Look

Quick Look is not supported for protected files.

All apps

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks to protected files are not supported and may not work properly.  

All apps

Logging Edit and Print activities

Edit and Print activities – both authorized and unauthorized attempts – are not logged.

All apps

Finder > Print

Printing using the Finder > Print option is not supported for unprotected files and files with Print permission.

Embedded HTML objects

Files with embedded HTML objects are not supported and may not be displayed properly after protection.

All apps

Default browser

1. After agent installation, you will be prompted to select SecloreLite.app as the default browser.
2. Seclore for Mac will then be associated with http, https, htm, and html files and protocols.
3. If Seclore is not the default browser, you will be prompted once a day to change it.

Hot Folder

File icon not displayed for protected files present in Hot Folder

Application file icon is not displayed for protected files present in Hot Folder.