How to Password Protect a Microsoft Word Document

If you are working on documents that are important and shouldn't be changed, then there is a way to password protect them so they cannot be changed except by you. You can also make the documents unavailable to open unless the person has the password as well.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A Computer
• Microsoft Office with Microsoft Word
• Word Documents
• General Knowledge of Microsoft Word

1. Open Microsoft Word and open or create the document that you want to password protect.

2. Click on "File" in the toolbar and select "Save As".

3. Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Security Options".

4. This will open a "Security Options" window. You may now set a password under the "Password to open" box, "Password to modify" box or both.

5. Once you type in the password of your choosing you can opt to make the file "Read-only" by checking the appropriate box. You may then click "OK" to save your changes and then save your document as usual.

Tips & Warnings

• "Read-Only" means that no one can save over the original document.