Is there a way to password protect Word documents and/or entire folders?
Thanks.
You can password protect individual documents.
In the File > Save As dialog of Word 2003 and earlier, click the Tools
button in the upper right corner. In Word 2007 the button is in the
lower left corner.
Select either General Options or Security Options, depending on the
version of Word.
Enter the password, click OK, and save the document. Be sure you
remember the password, because there's no way to retrieve it other
than a brute force attack.
Protecting a folder is a Windows operation, not something you can do
inside Word. It also depends on what version of Windows you're
running. If you right-click the folder and click Sharing and Security,
and the dialog has a Security tab, you can set the permissions to
determine which users can access the folder.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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