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Default How can I password protect a document?

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MaryL wrote:
Thanks! That did it. There's no danger of forgetting the password
because it is the same password that I use for other important
documents.
MaryL


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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In the FileSaveAs dialog, select Security Options from the Tools
pulldown at the right hand end of the toolbar at the top of the
dialog and via the Security dialog that appears, create a Password
to open the document. Don't lose the password that you assign.

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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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I would like to set a password that will be required every time the
document is opened. In WordPerfect, I can easily do this by simply
saving the document with a password. I would like to be able to do
the same thing with Word. I used information in the help files and
did the following: toolsoptionssecuritypassword to open (and
checked OK after setting the password and again after re-entering).
That did not work -- the document opened instantly without
requiring the password. So, I repeated the sequence except that I
entered a password in "password to modify." I still had the same
problem -- as far as I can see, nothing happens because the doc
opens without using the password. What do I need to do to accomplish
this task? I am using MS Word
2002 (10.6612.6714) SP 3 and Win XP-Home Edition.

Thanks,
MaryL