Word Template Protection

[MTbowels]

I've created a Word template in Word 2007 which contains a logo I've spent some time designing.
I need to send some documents I've written on the template to a colleague via a flash drive (memory stick).
I'm now afraid that someone may get their hands on the memory stick, delete the text in the document and write other stuff on the template instead.
Is there some way I can protect the template to prevent this happening? If I send a letter written on the template via email, could this be protected too?

Many thanks.

[weeal]

cos youve saved it as a template it should protect itself, when someone just 'opens' a word template it should open in a word 'doc' and replicate the original, leaving the template intact.
keep a copy of it for yourself if youre worried

[MTbowels]

Thanks weeal, but wouldn't it be possible for someone to delete any text I've wriiten on that template and add their own instead?

[weeal]

if its something you want protected in respect of the wording being altered and passed off as someone elses, the best thing you could probably do is to PDF it, download a free one here http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer .asp
I use this at work, it will create a document which isnt 'word' and that cant be easily tampered with unless the person has particular software to 'un-PDF' it

[MTbowels]

That looks great weeal. It's just what I'm looking for - I didn't think of converting it to a PDF!

Thanks again.