Putting security on Office 2010 files

Asked By Abrianna 60 points N/A Posted on - 07/03/2014

In Microsoft Office 2010, is there a way to protect the files from being seen by an unauthorized person? How do I set a security on my files which I have created from Word and Excel? If another version of the office is used, will it open the file or will it remain protected?

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Answered By Steward Gaok 0 points N/A #199865

Putting security on Office 2010 files

In Microsoft Office products you can protect your files by setting a password. Open the document you want to protect, click File > Info > Protect Document. 

Other versions of Office can't open it also. The problem – if you forget your password, it can't be retrieved.

 

 

Another solution may be in using file archiver/container programs (zip/rar) and setting a password for the archive. It may be more protected from unauthorized persons (they can't even see names and format of files), but should be zipped/unzipped every time you need the file(s).

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• Posted on - 10/17/2014
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