Finding the balance between protection and productivity is critical to any organization. With the increased distribution of data, organizations need sensitive data to be born protected. This is why we invest in Azure Rights Management to help you protect information in today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world.
Information rights management (IRM) is now supported everywhere in Office Mobile as we are pleased to announce that we are extending Azure Rights Management to the Word, Excel and PowerPoint mobile apps for Android. You are now able to open, read and review rights-protected emails and Office documents on any device—whether it runs Windows, Mac, iOS or Android.
Other upcoming enhancements
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We are hard at work building several other new features and enhancements to make the IRM experience even better for Office 365 subscribers in future updates.
Mac computers for Information Rights Management (IRM) The following Office client suites support protecting files and emails on macOS by using Azure RMS: Office 365 ProPlus: Office 2016. Office Standard 2016 for Mac. All editions of Office for Mac 2016 support consuming protected content. Microsoft has enabled encryption and information rights management protections for its Office 2016 for Mac suite of applications as an extra service. It's now possible to use the Office 2016 for.
These planned updates include:
- Document tracking and revocation with Azure Rights Management Premium—Azure Rights Management Premium users will be able to track usage of and revoke access to documents that were protected with rights management services (RMS). We’ll deliver this first for Office for Windows, followed by Office for Mac and Office Mobile for iOS.
- Single sign-on and multiple accounts in Office 2016 for Mac—We are making changes to support single sign-on in Office 2016 for Mac, which means you won’t need to sign in again to view an RMS-protected document if you’re already signed in. This will work for any Office 365 account that you’re signed in to—even if you have more than one account. We’re also removing the limitation where you have to view an RMS-protected document first before you are able to protect new documents with RMS.
- Improved user experience in Office 2016 for Windows—We’re making targeted improvements to our error-handling and authentication mechanisms to make reading and authoring RMS-protected documents and emails more seamless. If you are unable to read RMS-protected content because, for example, you aren’t signed in to Office or you don’t have permission to read the content with any of your signed-in accounts, we will clearly explain why and offer options to resolve the issue.
- Open legacy file formats—The Office apps for Windows Universal and Android will support opening RMS-protected documents that were saved in legacy formats, like .xls, .doc, and .ppt. Office apps for iPhone and iPad already support this.
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Visit the Azure Rights Management website and read the product documentation to learn more. If you already use Azure Rights Management, make sure you update your Android devices with the latest versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint today so you get all the new functionality we have released.
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The Microsoft Rights Management Service (RMS) allows you to restrict access to Microsoft Office documents to specific individuals. RMS is integrated into Microsoft Office and is available for faculty and staff. Check with the IT professional in your department for assistance in enabling RMS for your account.
Note: This service only allows UMass Amherst employees to share restricted documents with each other. If you share a document with restricted access to an individual outside of the campus community, they will not be able to open it.
Open a file with RMS restrictions
- Download the file. You may see a dialog box that states, 'Word needs to connect to the Rights Management Services server. Do you want to continue?' Click Continue. If you are prompted for a server address, enter https://rms.ads.umass.edu.
- In the Username field, enter your NetID (you may also be prompted for your domain). In the Password field, enter your NetID password. The file will open.
Set RMS restrictions on a file
Microsoft Office 2013 (Windows)
- Go to File > Info > Protect Document > Restrict Access > Restricted Access. The Permission window will open.
- Make sure the Restrict Permission to this document box is selected. Enter the email addresses of individuals who can Read or Change the document. Click ok.
Microsoft Office 2010 (Windows)
- Go to File > Info > Protect Document/Workbook/Presentation > Restrict Permission by People > Restricted Access. The Permission window will open.
- Make sure the Restrict Permission to this document box is selected. Enter the email addresses of individuals who can Read or Change the document. Click ok.
Microsoft Office 2007 (Windows)
- Go to File > Prepare > Restrict Permission > Restricted Access. The Permission window will open.
- Make sure the Restrict Permission to this document box is selected. Enter the email addresses of individuals who can Read or Change the document. Click ok.
Microsoft Office 2011 (Mac)
- Go to File > Restrict Permissions > Restricted Access. The Set Permissions window will open.
- Enter the email addresses of individuals who may Read, Change, or have Full Control of the document in the appropriate fields.
Set RMS restrictions on an email
Microsoft Outlook 2011 (Mac)
In a new email message, go to Options > Permissions > Do Not Forward.
Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
In a new email message, go to Office button > Permission > Do Not Forward.
Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
In a new email message, go to Options > Permission > Do Not Forward.
Microsoft Outlook 2013 (Windows)
In a new email message, go to Options > Permission > Do Not Forward.