How to Add a Password to Microsoft Office Products

There are many reasons to secure your Microsoft Office files. For instance, if you intend on sharing your documents, you may want to prevent them from being changed. Protecting your documents from accidental modification can prevent issues of damaged work, especially with memos and important presentations. If you have confidential Office documents, you may want to prevent people from accessing them. Protecting the confidentiality of certain documents ensures that important client information or personal data cannot be accessed by other people.

Instructions

Adding a Password to Office 2003 Files

Click "Start" from the task bar and then select "All Programs."

Select "Microsoft Office" from the list and then choose the program you desire.

Open the document(s) in which you want to add a password from the "File" menu.

Click "File," Save As," "Tools" and then "General Options."

Select the level of protection you desire. For example, if you want to prevent file opening, type a password into the "Password to open" option. If you want to prevent changes to the document, type a password into the "Password to modify" area.

Re-enter the password into the appropriate box for the option that you chose and then click "OK."

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