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Method #1: Password Protect Word Documents with File > Info
1. Open up a Microsoft Word document that you want to protect with a password. If this is a new document, open Microsoft Word, click “Blank document”, and create your document before continuing.
2. On the open document, click on “File”, which is located in the upper-left corner menu.
3. Choose the “Info” option from the drop-down menu.
4. Click on “Protect Document” option from the right-hand side of the screen to access the drop-down menu.
5. A dialog box titled “Encrypt Document” will appear. Enter your desired password in the provided field, re-enter it to confirm, then click “OK”.
6. Save your document.
| Important: The NCCU IT Helpdesk cannot recover your password. Be sure to write it down and store it in a safe place. |
Your Word document is now password protected. To remove the password protection, follow the same steps and remove the password from the empty box and then save it.
Method #2: Password Protect Word Documents with File > Save As
This is an alternative method to password-protect your Word documents without using the “Protect Document” feature. Instead, you'll use the standard Save As option to enable password protection. Just follow the simple steps outlined below:
1. Open the Word document that you wish to password protect, and from the “File” menu, click “Save As”.
2. In the “Save As” dialog box, click on “Tools” and select “General options” from the drop-down menu.
3. In the “General Options” dialog box, enter your password in the empty box, or you can edit it later.
4. Click “Ok”. You'll get a re-enter password dialog box to confirm the password(s).
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Note: You can remove the passwords by going to the Save as dialog box, selecting the General Options in the Tools drop-down, and clearing the passwords.
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