Protect Word Documents from Unwanted Changes

You can protect your document by enabling the option “Protect Document….”. You can easily track any changes that were made in your document by any unauthorized users. The system shows that text in red color, if any one makes changes.

To enable the Protect document option, follow the given steps:

First open any word file then click on Tools in menu bar.

First open any word file then click on Tools in menu bar.

In Tools menu bar, click on Protect Document….. A window will open with many options to protect your important document for

• Tracked changes

• Comments

• Forms

• Tracked changes means, you can track any changes that was made by any unauthorized user. The system shows that text in red color, if any one makes changes in your document.
• Comments options allow the user to put in comment for that document.
• Forms option allows the user to edit the forms in the document.

You can choose any one option to restrict the user. You can use the “Password (optional)” option to lock or unlock the document.

To protect your document, type a new password here then word will open "Confirm Password" dialog box for the confirmation of passwords. The maximum length of password is 15 characters.

Press Ok button to finish the process.