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You can protect your documents from being read or saved by unauthorized persons by applying document protection – or more specifically, read and/or write protection. For example, you can require the entry of a password to open or save a protected document.

To protect a document, choose the ribbon command File | Properties, switch to the Protection tab in the dialog box and select the type of document protection. Also enter the desired read and/or write password.

The following types of protection are available:

▪No protection (this is the default setting whereby the document is not protected)

▪Write protection (the document can be opened, but saving is only possible with the password)

▪Read protection (the document can be opened only with the password)

▪Protection depending on password (a combination of read and write protection)

For more information on enabling and disabling document protection, see the following pages.