Editor

The table below lists the expected behavior and common issues encountered when opening a file in the Seclore Online Editor. 

Sr. No

Format

Category

Expected Behavior

1

All

OLE embedded objects

OLE Embedded objects within files are shown as images instead of objects. 
Editing and saving such files would lead to conversion of such objects to image format and subsequent loss of object properties.

2

All

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks are not clickable when the file is saved.

3

All

Copying data

Users cannot Copy Data out of a file even if they have Copy Data permission. 
Copying and pasting within the file is allowed using the right-click options available in the Editor.

4

All (except pdf)

Password-protected files

For files that are password protected, the user will be prompted for the password before the file opens. When the file is saved, the password is dropped and the file is no longer password protected (but Seclore protection persists).
For files with a Modify password, the user is not prompted for it. The Modify password will be dropped from the file when it is saved.

5

pptx

Files with ‘Notes’

If pptx files with ‘Notes’ for slides are edited and saved, content in the Notes is not retained.

6

Open Office

Comments created in OpenOffice not displayed

Comments created in Open Office are not displayed in the Seclore Online Editor. If the user edits and saves the file and reopens the edited file locally after downloading it, the comments may or may not be displayed in the edited copy.

7

pdf, doc

Comments not displayed
[pdf, doc]

Comments in pdf and doc files will not be displayed in the Seclore Online Editor.

8

All

Macros not supported

Macros are not supported by the Seclore Online Editor.

9

All

Browser Back button not supported

When a protected file is open in the Seclore Online Editor, the browser back button is not supported.

10

pdf

Hyperlinks not clickable

Hyperlinks are not clickable for PDF file opened in Seclore Online.

11

All

Printing from browser

If the browser’s Print options is used to print a document, a blank page will be printed, even if the user has Print permission.

12

All

Pivot tables

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

13

All

Multiple comments on same text

If multiple comments exist on the same block of text, only the most recent comment is displayed.

14

xls, xlsx

Comments in Excel

Comments in xls and xlsx files won’t appear after the file is edited.

15

All

Embedded objects lost

Embedded objects are lost when a document is edited. For Excel documents, a File Corrupt warning is displayed the first time they are opened in Microsoft Excel.