Block saving of Binary file types

This policy setting controls whether the specified applications can save documents that use binary file types, such as those used in Office 2003 and earlier releases. Binary file types usually have the following extensions:

- Excel. .xls, .xla, .xlt

- PowerPoint. .ppt, .pot, .pps, .ppa

- Word. .doc, .dot

If you enable this policy setting, users will not be able to save binary files in the specified applications.

If you disable this policy setting, users will be able to save binary files in the specified applications.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Security\FileSaveBlock
Value NameBinaryFiles
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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