Password protect documents

Password protect documents

  • We show you how to add a password to a Word or Excel document
  • How to delete the personally identifiable parts of a Word document
  • Opening a password protected Word or Excel document

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Keep sensitive documents safe by using password protection

Excel protection

Follow these simple steps to use Excel's advanced security features.

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