Add password to document

1. On the File menu, select Info and select Protect Document > Encrypt with Password.

2. Enter a password and select OK.

3. Re-enter your password and select OK again.

Important: If you lose or forget your password, Word won't be able to recover it for you. Be sure to create a strong password that you'll remember.

1. On the Review tab, select Protect Document.

2. Under Security, select whether to enter a password to open the document, modify the document, or both.

3. Enter each password again to confirm and select OK.

Encrypting a document with a password isn't currently possible in Word for the web. You can, however, encrypt a document with a password in the Word desktop app.

• To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select Editing > Open in Desktop App.

  

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