Windows - How to password protect Microsoft Word file?

You ever wanted to password protect your documents due to its private contents? Well, this post is for you. This will show you how to password protect your Microsoft Office Documents like Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.

To do this, follow the instructions below:

1. Create your file/document. If your file already exist, open it and add anything that you want to add in the document.
2. When you are ready to save, click on [File] and choose [Save As].
3. A new window will pop-out. Enter your desired file name. On the lower left of the pop-out window, there is a button that named [Tools], click that. A drop down menu will come out and select [General Options].
4. After clicking the [General Options] menu, a new window will come out asking for your password to open and password to modify the document. If you wish to put a password to open the file, put your desired password in the [Password to open] textbox. Likewise, if you want to put a password before someone could edit the file, key in your desired password for modification in the [Password to modify] textbox. After you decided on all this, click on [OK] button and you are DONE!.
   

Follow the same process in working with your Excel and Powerpoint files. I hope this guide helped in any way. Enjoy and have fun.