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How do I encrypt documents in Word?
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Using a strong password to open the document (Word 2000 +) will encrypt the
document. These passwords can be broken, but not easily. If you are really concerned about encryption, buy third-party software. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Anova" wrote in message ... |
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Anova wrote:
How do I encrypt documents in Word? You could password the file, which would result in an encryption that, depending on the nature of the threat and the resources of whoever might try to access the contents, is not very secure. The better way would be to encrypt the file, after saving it in Word, with GnuPG or PGP or another well-tested encryption program. |
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The amount of encryption provided by Word is variable and can be made very
strong. Certainly strong enough to keep password cracking software busy for weeks. The default encryption is intended to provide compatibility with earlier versions of Word and is weaker, but you don't have to accept the default - tools options security advanced. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Joseph N wrote: Anova wrote: How do I encrypt documents in Word? You could password the file, which would result in an encryption that, depending on the nature of the threat and the resources of whoever might try to access the contents, is not very secure. The better way would be to encrypt the file, after saving it in Word, with GnuPG or PGP or another well-tested encryption program. |
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