Office Security-related Policies
Provided in this section are policies related to security settings of Microsoft Office 2003 Editions applications. This same information can be found by examining the various ADM policy templates that are included with the Office Resource Kit and are installed during a typical installation.The policies presented here are listed by the respective ADM policy template, policy grouping, and then the security-related policy text name. The registry key is not documented here. However, it is possible to find the registry key in the ADM template and then copy that key information and the possible data value you may need to put into a REG file or to use with the Add/Remove Registry Entries page of the Custom Installation Wizard or Custom Maintenance Wizard. Copying the registry entry is not a recommended step in deploying policies; use of Active Directory is the recommended method of policy propagation to users on a corporate network.AER_1033.adm—Automatic Error Reporting (replacement for dw20.adm)General Reporting
Disable error reportingDo not upload user documentsDo not upload any additional dataCorporate Error ReportingHide Don’t Send buttonURL to launch after reportingURL to explain why user should reportQueued ReportingBypass queue and send all reportsSend all queued reports silently
ACCESS11.adm—Microsoft Office Access 2003Tools | Macro—Security
Security LevelTrust all installed add-ins and templatesTrust access to Visual Basic ProjectTools | Security—Workgroup AdministratorPath to shared Workgroup information file for secured MDB filesDisable items in user interface—CustomDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysDisable items in user interface—PredefinedDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysMiscellaneousDo not prompt to convert older databases
EXCEL11.adm—Microsoft Office Excel 2003Tools | Macro—Security
Security LevelTrust all installed add-ins and templatesTrust access to Visual Basic ProjectDisable items in user interface—CustomDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysDisable items in user interface—PredefinedDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysMiscellaneousOLAP PivotTable User Defined Function (UDF) security setting
FP11.adm—Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003Disable items in user interface—Custom
Disable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable items in user interface—PredefinedDisable command bar buttons and menu items
GAL11.adm—Microsoft Clip OrganizerDisable Clips Online access from Clip OrganizerClip Organizer Online URLDisable menu item: File | Send to Mail Recipient (as Attachment)Disable menu item: Tools | Tools on the Web…Prevent automatically importing clipsPrevent users from importing new clips
INF11.adm—Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003Disable items in user interface—Custom
Disable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable items in user interface—PredefinedDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysSecurityDisable opening of solutions from the Internet security zoneDisable installed solutions full access to machine
INSTLR11.adm—Windows InstallerAlways install with elevated privileges
OFFICE11.adm—Microsoft Office 2003Tools | AutoCorrect options…
Check for new actions URLTools | Options | General | Service Options—Online ContentOnline Content OptionsHelp—Help | Privacy SettingsEnable Customer Experience Improvement ProgramHelp—Help | Detect and RepairDiscard my customized settings and restore default settingsSecurity SettingsDisable VBA for Office applicationsUnsafe ActiveX InitializationAutomation SecurityPrevent users from changing Office encryption settingsSpecify Trusted Alert SourcesPrevent Word and Excel from loading managed code extensionsShared pathsWeb Query dialog home Page
Save My Settings WizardPrevent users from uploading settings to the internetDefault location to store settings file (OPS)Help on the WebFeedback URLCustomizable Error MessagesBase URLDisable items in user interfaceDisable Information Rights Management User InterfaceServicesDisable Fax Over Internet featureInstance Messaging IntegrationAllow IM to query people not on the buddy listManage Restricted PermissionsAdditional permissions request URLMake document with restricted documents viewable in trusted browsersAlways require users to connect to verify permissionsNever allow users to specify groups when restricting permission for documentMiscellaneousDo not upload media filesDisable hyperlinks to web templates in File | New and task panesPrevent access to Web-based file storageDisable web view in the Office file dialogs
OUTLK11.adm—Microsoft Office Outlook 2003Tools | Macro—Security
Security LevelOutlook: Trust all installed add-ins and templatesDisable items in user interface—CustomDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysDisable items in user interface—PredefinedDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysOutlook Today settingsURL for custom Outlook TodayMiscellaneousNetMeetingJunk e-mail filteringAuto-repair of MAPI32.DLLPrevent users from adding e-mail account typesPrevent users from making changes to Outlook profiles
PPT11.adm—Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003Tools | Options—Edit
Password protectionTools | Macro—SecuritySecurity LevelTrust all installed add-ins and templatesTrust access to Visual Basic ProjectSlide Show | Online Broadcast | Setup and Schedule—Broadcast settingsSend audioSend videoSlide Show | Online Broadcast | Setup and Schedule—Broadcast settings—Other Broadcast SettingsChat server URLEvent URLHelp page URLVideo/audio test page URLDisable items in user interface—CustomDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysDisable items in user interface—PredefinedDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keys
PUB11.adm—Microsoft Office Publisher 2003Tools | Macro—Security
Security LevelTrust all installed add-ins and templatesMiscellaneousDisable Tools | Tools on the Web…Prevent web pages displayed in Publisher from accessing the Office object modelDisable web view in the Office file dialogs
RM11.adm—Information Rights Management(no security-related policies)
SCRIB11.adm—Microsoft Office OneNote 2003Security
Saving personal information in OneNote files
WORD11.adm—Microsoft Office Word 2003Tools | Options—GeneralTools | Macro—Security
Allow background open of web pagesSecurity Level
Trust all installed add-ins and templatesTrust access to Visual Basic ProjectDisable items in user interface—CustomDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keysDisable items in user interface—PredefinedDisable command bar buttons and menu itemsDisable shortcut keys