# password protecting documents in microsoft office word?

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by battle star queen (I just keep on posting!) on Saturday, 18-Jan-2014 21:49:30

Hi all, I am using microsoft office word 2007. A friend told me that you can password protect your files, but he didn't explain how to do it. So my question is, how do you password protect documents?

## Post 2 by forereel (Just posting.) on Sunday, 19-Jan-2014 14:52:58

This information comes directly from Microsoft.
To locate the file tab, you open the document and press the alt key. Arrow left. Hit enter, and you can find the rest.
Password protect a document
You can protect a document by using a password to help prevent unauthorized access.
1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Info.
3. Click Protect Document, and then click Encrypt with Password.
4. In the Encrypt Document box, type a password, and then click OK.
5. In the Confirm Password box, type the password again, and then click OK.
NOTES
• P asswords are case-sensitive. Make sure that the CAPS LOCK key is turned off when you enter a password for the first time.
• If you lose or forget a password, Word cannot recover your data.
I hope that explains. If you need more help let me know, and I'll try to assist you.
Good luck, and don't forget your password.
I'd just put a password on my Windows account, and log off when ever I'm not on the computer. That way all is protected.
You didn't ask that though, so. Lol

## Post 3 by forereel (Just posting.) on Monday, 20-Jan-2014 12:36:20

I did not add, that you control the fields with enter key and tab, if you are not sure.

## Post 4 by battle star queen (I just keep on posting!) on Monday, 20-Jan-2014 17:57:03

Thanks.

## Post 5 by forereel (Just posting.) on Monday, 20-Jan-2014 18:46:51

You are welcome.

## Post 6 by vh (This site is so "educational") on Monday, 20-Jan-2014 21:50:32

Yippee! So I learned something new today.
Let me add, after you've okayed the password and close the file menu, when you go to exit out of Word, it will ask you if you want to save the changes. You have to save the changes for the password to take effect, otherwise your poor little document will be alone and unprotected in the vast regions of the document folder.

## Post 7 by forereel (Just posting.) on Monday, 20-Jan-2014 21:57:18

Yes. Thank you for adding this.