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Once you complete the above-mentioned steps, every time when you open the password-protected document, you will always see a dialog box for entering the password to decrypt the protected document's content, as shown in the below screenshot. Step 7: Save the Word document and close it. Confirm your password by typing the password again and click on the OK button. Step 6: A Confirm Password window will appear on the screen.

Note: Try to use a memorable and complex password. Enter the password to protect your document and then click on the OK button. Step 5: A small Encrypt Document window will appear on the screen. Step 4: The following window will appear on the screen in which click on the Encrypt with Password. Step 3: Go to the Info tab and click on the Protect Document option.

Step 2: Click on the File tab at the top left corner of the screen. Step 1: Double-click on the Word document that you want to protect. If your data inside the Word document is sensitive, you can follow the below steps to make your Word document password-protected - Note: Using the below-mentioned steps, you can enable password protection in Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Office 365. Note 2: Do not share the password-protected Word document in the mail along with the password-protected file. Note 1: Always remember your Word document password because if you forget your password, Microsoft Word can't be able to recover your password. In Microsoft Word, passwords are case-sensitive and generally within the range of 15 characters. Password-protected documents can't be accessed or read by anyone without entering the password.

Password protection helps you to protect your document safe and secure from unauthorized access. Next → ← prev How to password protect a Word document