Encrypting a Word Document
To password protect a Word document, please follow these instructions:
1. Open your document in Microsoft Word on the computer application (download a file from the online version if using Office365 online).
2. Click on 'Review' from the navigation menu.
3. Click on 'Protect' and then click on 'Restrict Editing'.
4. Select the Appropriate Restriction Options
5. Click on 'Yes, Start Enforcing Protection'.
6. Enter a desired password (you will enter this twice) and then click on 'OK'.
Your document is now password protected with any restrictions you selected.
Unencrypting a Word Document
To remove a password from a Word document, please follow these instructions: (password protection will need to be removed by the user who originally protected the document.)
1. Open your document in Microsoft Word from the application.
2. Click on 'Review' from the navigation menu.
3. Click on 'Protect' and then click on 'Restrict Editing'.
4. Select 'Stop Protection'.
5. Enter the password used to protect the document and then click on 'OK'.
The password protection has now been removed from your document.