How to Lock/Password a Word File (Cannot be Edited)

There are times when we don’t want our documents to be accessible to just anyone. The document in question can be a word file, excel, pdf and so on. Maybe the document file contains important data, especially if it contains company data.

Therefore, you must prevent other people from accessing the document file, one of which is by locking it with a password.

In this article, I will explain how to give a password to your word file so that it is safe and not just anyone else can access it. This tutorial can be applied to Office 2007, 2010 to the most recent version (Office 2021). Check out the steps below:

How to Lock Word Files with Password

1. First click the tab File, as I have marked with the arrow.

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2. On the tab Info, choose Protect Document > Encrypt with Password.

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3. For you 2007 Office users, is a little different. Click the Office icon as I marked with the arrow. Then select Prepare > Encrypt Document.

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4. Enter the password you want. The use of lowercase and uppercase letters has an effect (case-sensitive). Next select OK.

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5. Re-enter your password, then select OK.

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6. Your word document has been successfully locked (given a password).

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7. Every time someone wants to open your word document, he must enter the password first.

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By giving a password to your word document, not just anyone can access it. So if you have an important word document, it is highly recommended to give it a strong password (a combination of letters, numbers and symbols) but easy for you to remember.

Don’t make a password that is too complicated if you don’t memorize it yourself, it can be difficult later if you suddenly forget the password to open your own word document. That’s it for the article on how to lock a word file to make it safe and not easily accessed by just anyone.