How to Make a Word Document Password Protected?

How to Make a Word Document Password Protected

Protecting sensitive information in your Word documents is crucial to maintaining your privacy and security. Fortunately, Microsoft Word offers a simple and effective way to password protect your documents.

Follow these steps to password protect your Word document:

1. Open the Word document you want to protect.
2. Click on File in the top left corner.
3. Select Info from the menu on the left.
4. Click on Protect Document.
5. Choose Encrypt with Password.
6. Enter a strong password and click OK.
7. Re-enter the password to confirm and click OK.
8. Save the document to apply the password protection.

Now, your Word document is securely password protected. Remember to choose a strong password that is difficult to guess but easy for you to remember.