How can I password protect a document?

[MaryL]

I would like to set a password that will be required every time the document
is opened. In WordPerfect, I can easily do this by simply saving the
document with a password. I would like to be able to do the same thing with
Word. I used information in the help files and did the following:
tools>options>security>password to open (and checked OK after setting the
password and again after re-entering). That did not work -- the document
opened instantly without requiring the password. So, I repeated the
sequence except that I entered a password in "password to modify." I still
had the same problem -- as far as I can see, nothing happens because the doc
opens without using the password.

What do I need to do to accomplish this task? I am using MS Word 2002
(10.6612.6714) SP 3 and Win XP-Home Edition.

Thanks,
MaryL

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

In the File>SaveAs dialog, select Security Options from the Tools pulldown
at the right hand end of the toolbar at the top of the dialog and via the
Security dialog that appears, create a Password to open the document. Don't
lose the password that you assign.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[MaryL]

Thanks! That did it. There's no danger of forgetting the password because
it is the same password that I use for other important documents.

MaryL

 

[Graham Mayor]

Famous last words

Thanks! That did it. There's no danger of forgetting the password
because it is the same password that I use for other important
documents.
MaryL

 

[MaryL]

That's true, but I have used this same password for WordPerfect docs (and
now for Word docs) for several years. Incidentally, I do have number of
passwords for various sites I access on the Internet. I keep a list, but
those are the ones that give me some concerns.

MaryL