Protect Break Document For Free

Add a password to Microsoft Office First, open the Office document you would like to protect. Click the File menu, select the Info tab, and then select the Protect Document button. Click Encrypt with Password. Enter your password then click OK.

Head on to the "Protect" section on the ribbon and click the button labeled ?Protect Document.? You should then click the button named ?Restrict Formatting and Editing.? On the options that appear, select the one that says ?Allow only this type of editing in the document? and pick ?Filling in forms.? Once you're done, ...

Restrict Editing Click Review > Protect > Restrict Editing. Under Editing restrictions, select Allow only this type of editing in the document, and make sure the list says No changes (Read only). Select Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.

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Locking parts of your Microsoft Word document Open the document you want to lock within Microsoft Word and place the cursor before the part of the document you want to protect. Click the Review tab. Select Protect and click Restrict Editing thereafter.

How to disable editing in Word Click the "Review" tab in the top banner. Select "Restrict Editing." Check the box under "Editing Restrictions." Choose "No changes (Read Only)." To set a password, click "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection." Enter your chosen password. Reenter your chosen password to confirm it. Select "OK."

Click File > Info > Protect Document and select Restrict Editing. Your document then displays a Restrict Editing pane on the right-hand side of the document for formatting and editing restrictions. Here, you can give people permission to read your document, select what parts they can edit, and choose how they do it.