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Enable the feature to warn before printing that the document contains tracking changes. - Word


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-17813 DTOO303 - Word SV-19052r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments.
STIG Date
Microsoft Word 2007 2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-19097r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Word 2007 -> Word Options -> Security “Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments” will be set to “Enabled”.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options\vpref

Criteria: If the value fWarnRevisions_1805_1 is REG_DWORD = 1 this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-17714r1_fix)
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Word 2007 -> Word Options -> Security “Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments” will be set to “Enabled”.