How to Protect a Word Document

Step1 : Type the document you want to share. Finalize the document through spelling and grammar check. Then you are ready to protect the document.

Step2

Tools Menu From Word 2003, click on Tools in the top menu bar and then click on Protect Document. The Protect Document Task Pane will appear.

Step3

Protect Task Pane Under Editing Restrictions in the task pane, click the box for “Allow only this type of editing in the document.” In the same section, click the down arrow and click on:

(a) “No changes (Read only)” if you want to give the reader the option to copy/paste your content into their own document, and to be able to click (or CTRL-click) web links; OR

(b) “Filling in forms” if you want to prevent the reader from being able to copy and paste to another source, and also to prevent web links from functioning.

Step4

Start Enforcement In the Protect Document task pane, click on the “Yes, Start Enforcing Protection” button. The “Start Enforcing Protection” box requesting password will appear.

Step5

Add Password Set a password and write it down. You will need the password to be able to edit the document yourself. Click OK.