How to Add Password to Protect/Secure Word Documents

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  •              If you are working with confidential data, it is recommended that you should password protect Word documents. Word lets you create separate passwords for opening and editing files.Here's how.

                 When you have saved your office, secret or want to protect your documents from children and want to protect these word documents. At that time, to add password to your documents is very important.
    Password protected documents
               To know how the passwords are added to protect them. View the steps below :

    Add a Password :
    • First, open Microsoft Word 2003 or 2007 in your PC and create your secret or private document.
    • Now click on File menu and select Save or Save As.
    • When the dialog box opens, select Tools (in top right or bottom left) and select Security Options. A dialog box will open.
    Security Options
    • Now set the required password in the two columns i.e. Password to open and Password to modify as shown in the image above.
    • When you have set your password, Click OK.
    • When you clicked on OK, a dialog box will ask you to reenter your password. Now reenter your password.
    • Now click on Save button to proceed. When anyone will try to open your document, he/she has to enter your password to open.

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