NEA Instructions to Encrypt Microsoft Word Documents
Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, & 2010 File Protection Instructions for Word
Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 instructions are outlined in separate sections of this document.
These instructions are based on the help file for each product which can be found in Office 2007
by clicking the Help button or pressing the F1 key.
Office 2003 - Encrypt and set a password to open a document.
1. Open the file.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Security.
3. In the Password to open box, type a password,
and then click OK.
4. In the Reenter password to open box, type the
password again, and then click OK.
Office 2003 - Change and/or remove a password
1. Open the document.
2. Enter the password
3. On the Tools menu, click Options, and click the Security tab.
4. In the Password to open box or the Password to modify box, select the
asterisks.
5. Do one of the following:
To remove the password by highlighting the dots representing the
password, press DELETE, and then click OK.
To change the password, type the new password, and then click OK.
Office 2007 - Encrypt and set a password to open a document.
To encrypt your file and set a password to open it, do the following:
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , point to Prepare, and then click
Encrypt Document.
2. In the Encrypt Document dialog box, in the Password box, type a
password, and then click OK. (You can type up to 255 characters.)
3. In the Confirm Password dialog box, in the Re-enter password box, type
the password again, and then click OK.
4. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save.
NEA Instructions to Encrypt Microsoft Word Documents
Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, & 2010 File Protection Instructions for Word
Office 2007 - Remove a password
1. Open the file Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As
2. Click Tools, and then click General Options.
3. Select the password by highlighting the dots, and then press DELETE.
4. Click OK, then Click Save.
5. If prompted, click Yes to replace the existing file.
Office 2010 - Encrypt and set a password to open a document.
1. Click the File tab, then Click Info. On the menu to the right Click Protect
Document and Click Encrypt with Password.
2. The Encrypt Document dialog will appear, Type in a password and then Click
OK to finish.
3. Click on File, and then click Save.
NEA Instructions to Encrypt Microsoft Word Documents
Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, & 2010 File Protection Instructions for Word
Office 2010 – Remove Encryption from a Word Document
1. Open the document and enter its encryption password.
2. Click File to view a menu.
3. Click Info from the File menu list.
4. Choose Encrypt with password from the Permissions section of the resulting
Info menu. A dialog box appears.
5. Highlight the placeholder text in the Password field and delete it. Leave the field
blank.
6. Select OK to finish removing the encryption.
