Tools | Options | Security: Password to open.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"RoushWordUser" wrote in message
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I would like to be able to password-lock the icon that represents a Word
document in a folder or on the desktop, so that clicking on the icon will
not
open the document without a password.