Is there a way I can password protect all of my excel and word files so no one can change them?

Answer 1

Open the file.
On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Security.
Do one of the following:
Create a password to open

In the Password to open box, type a password, and then click OK.
In the Reenter password to open box, type the password again, and then click OK.
Create a password to modify

In the Password to modify box, type a password, and then click OK.
In the Reenter password to modify box, type the password again, and then click OK.

Answer 2

Hi,

For MS office 2007, go to menu bar and click on the "revivew", for protecting the excel , there is two options one for excel sheet and another of excel book.
To protect the word document follow the same step and click on the "protect doucment" option.


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Answer 3

If you are the administrator on the computer then you can make it that only you change change files. Go to windows and make yourself administrator with a password and then no one else can change them. It takes an extra step to sign on but it is worth it. I lost all my files once because the person I was sharing computer with did not think they were important.

Answer 4

Yes, there are set password options available for both word and excel files. If you dont want to protect each file individually, setup your windows account (filesystem) to protect them for you

Answer 5

Yes, if you just want to help guard against accidental editing changes, then you can add a password to modify a file.

Watch this demo to learn how.
http://office.microsoft.com/home/video.aspx?assetid=XT012002281033&width=720&height=540&startindex=0&CTT=11&Origin=HA012001751033