How to set a password to protect Microsoft Office files

1. Start by opening Microsoft Word, then click on File > click on the Info menu > select Protect Document.

 

2. Select Encrypt with Password

 

3. Set up the password

 

4. Once we have finished setting it up, a yellow frame will appear as shown in the image, indicating that our file has been successfully password protected.

 

The PowerPoint and Excel sections should be done the same way as in Word. Everything is the same.

 

click into the file, a screen will appear asking you to enter the password for the file to access the information in the document.