Upgrade now. Under Personal Settings , click Security. In the Password to open box, type a password, and then click OK. In the Confirm Password dialog box, type the password again, and then click OK. Click Save. If you want to protect the file with a password, click or tap Open in Word to open your document in the desktop version of Word. If you're concerned about end-users in your organization losing access to password protected Office files, the DocRecrypt tool might be for you.
DocRecrypt can't retroactively recover files that were password protected before you deployed DocRecrypt. For more information see: Remove or reset file passwords using DocRecrypt.
Type a password, then type it again to confirm it. Save the file to make sure the password takes effect. Click OK. Need more help? You will be prompted a second time to confirm your password.
Type it in again and click OK. You will now see that a password is required to open your document. You are free to edit and save your file as often as you need; Microsoft Office will take care of encrypting the file for you. How to disable encryption Follow the steps below to disable encryption for a specific file.
Open the Microsoft Office document for which you wish to disable encryption. Click on the File menu at the top of the screen. Backspace out all of the characters in the password field so that it is blank and click OK. You should not be prompted a second time. You will no longer be required to use a password to open your document. How to open an encrypted file Follow the steps below to open a file which has been encrypted. Open the file as you normally would, either by double-clicking it from Windows Explorer or by clicking File, then Open from within Microsoft Office.
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