This policy setting controls whether users can open text files in the specified applications. Text files usually have a .txt extension, and Excel users can also open text-based comma-separated values (CSV) and printer files, which usually have .csv and .prn extensions.
If you enable this policy setting, users will not be able to open text files in the specified applications.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can open text files in the specified applications.
Registry Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Security\FileOpenBlock |
Value Name | TextFiles |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Enabled Value | 1 |
Disabled Value | 0 |