Word (Mac) - How to password protect and encrypt a document

This document explains how to require a password to open a document which also encrypts the file.

How to Encrypt a Word Document on a Mac

CAUTION: If you lose your password, the document can not be recovered!

1) Open the document you want to protect.

2) Open the Review menu and select Protect Document.  

Select Review

3) Set a password.


Enter a password

4) Confirm the password when prompted.

5) Save the document.

6) When you open the document, you will be prompted for the password.

Opening a protected Word document


Keywords:
word mac password encrypt office encryptdata@rest 
Doc ID:
17335
Owned by:
Julie J. in Cybersecurity
Created:
2011-03-16
Updated:
2024-02-13
Sites:
DoIT Help Desk, Office of Cybersecurity