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Password-protect Word documents that you want to keep to yourself, such as a journal. Then your privacy is guaranteed.
Secure Documents
For protected documents, you must enter the password each time you open them. This means that others cannot simply read the documents.
Protect Word Document
Create a password for a Word document (Word 2013, 2016 and 2019):
- Launch Word.
- Open the file you want to protect or create a new document via Empty document.
- Click on the menu File.
- click on info.
- click on Secure Document.
- click on Encrypt with password.
- Enter your password.
- click on OK.
- Retype your password and click OK.
The document is protected against unwanted access. Remember the password well, because it is not possible to create a new password without entering the old one first.
Change Word Document Password
Do you want to remove or change the password again? Do it like this (Word 2013, 2016 and 2019):
- Open the file that is password protected.
- Enter your password.
- Click on the menu File.
- click on Info.
- Press the button Secure Document.
- click on Encrypt with password.
- Remove the password using the Backspace or Delete key on the keyboard.
- Don’t want a password anymore? Then click on OK.
- Do you want a different password?
- Type a new password.
- click on OK.
- Repeat to confirm the new password.
- When closing the document, click Save.