Password Protection has become an important criterion for your important files.You can’t leave your important files without a lock.Computer geeks who love to make Docs for their important data have the worry that How to make a password protect word document? are always curious to make their data safe.I have already made a post on top tricks for computer geeks where I mentioned some unique techniques to safe your files.You should read that.
Let’s Come to the topic of this post.
Making a Password protect Word Document is not a difficult task.We have two options in MS Word
- Allow another user to only read the content.
- Fully Encrypt your Doc.
Allow another user to only read the content.
This option is useful for those who has important data, not personal data.For Example, You are a student and made a project in Word and Now You want that anyone can read my data but can’t edit it.
Follow The steps to make this type of protection on your file.
Step 1: Make Your Word Document.
Step 2: Click Restrict Editing Under Review Section in Upper Menu bar.
Step 3: After Clicking, You will see that a menu came at the right side.Click on Allow only this type of editing in the document under Editing Restriction.
Step 4: Now there are four options.Select the one which suits you.
Step 5: Enter Password and Now It’s done.
Fully Encrypt your Doc.
I preferred this method to secure my file because I don’t want to take any risk for my important data that it get lost. In this method, no one can open your Document until you entered the password.
Follow The steps to make this type of protection on your file.
Step 1: Make Your Word Document
Step 2: If You have MS-Office 2016 then Click on File at Upper Menu Bar.
Step 3: In MS-Office 2016, You see the option of Protect Document under Info option.Click on It and Select Encrypt with Password.
OR
Step 3: In the previous version of MS-office, Click on Prepare under File Section of Upper Menubar.Select Encrypt with Password.
Step 4: Enter Your Password and It’s done.
Wrap Up
I have included both methods to make a password protect word document.Now, Its your choice which one is better.These methods are good to secure your data not file because what if-if someone deleted your File then Your struggle to make a password protect word document get wasted.So, I prefer you to hide your file and if you want an amazing trick to hide file then Read this post.