With the increasing rate and frequency of cyber crimes attempts, it is very important for everyone to secure their data by using encrypted codes and all other means necessary to keep it to themselves. Passwords have long since been the key to gaining access to your personal data. Considering just how many important files and documents we tend to store and send over online platforms, the wise thing to do would be to package them with a password tied on top to make sure that even if someone intercepts it, they are unable to access the information inside.

That is the principle behind Microsoft office.com/setup Password protection. With the help of this well meaning ms office setup feature, you can choose a password for your document so that only the right people who know the password are able to access it. The password can be a maximum of 15 characters long, each of them being case sensitive.

Before you put any of your www.office.com/setup Word documents behind a password, it is important for you to know and remember that in the case you lose or forget this password, there is no way that ms office setup Word can help you recover it. This is why you need to either remember your Office.com/setup document password or save it someplace you can refer to later just in case. Note: just because you have to memorize the password does not mean you should compromise on the strength of it.

PROTECTING AN OFFICE.COM.SETUP DOCUMENT WITH A PASSWORD

On a Windows computer, follow these steps to protect your www.office.com/setup document:

Click on the file on the document you want to protect.

Go to Info.

Choose Protect Document.

Click on Encrypt with Password.

You will be asked to enter a personalized yet strong password.

Save the password and the document once again to implement the changes.

The method to add a password on a document on a Mac computer is a little different. Here is how to go about the process: