Add a password to a document - Microsoft Office 2007
This will allow you to encrypt your file and require a password to open the document (Word document, Excel spreadsheet, PowerPoint presentation).
- Click the Microsoft Office Button
, point to Prepare, and then click Encrypt Document.

- In the Password box, type a password, and then click OK.
- In the Reenter password box, type the password again, and then click OK.
- To save the password, save the file.
*Please note: If you lose your password, IT Services cannot recover your document.
