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Microsoft 365 - Setting Password Protection for Word/Excel Files (Windows)
This article details the steps for password-protecting Office 365 Word and Excel Files so that end-users may protect their own files
How to Enable Password Protection Encryption for Office 365 Word and Excel Files
1. Open the file you wish to encrypt with password-protection.
2. Select File at the top of the window.
3. Navigate down the column and select Info.
4. Select Protect Document/Workbook.
5. Navigate to and select Encrypt with Password.
6. You will be prompted to input a password. NOTE: Please ensure that this is a password that is easy for you to recall as Campus Technologies will be unable to retrieve password-encrypted files!
7. Re-enter the password and click OK. The document is now locked and encrypted.