Microsoft Office is the most common used word processing software in our daily work. In many cases, the documents should not be modified or viewed by others, how to protect Office document from those peeping eyes? Actually, the applicable settings of Microsoft Office can meet your requirements. In the below text, take word 2007 as example to introduce the specific methods.

Method 1、 Set password

In Word document, Excel workbook and PowerPoint presentation, both password to open and password to modify can be set. What’s more, there are various kinds of passwords can be set to protect workbook, structure, window, restrict access and etc. Set a strong password is the most secure way to protect Office document. Learn how to set them through other posts in this blog.

You must remember the password carefully; otherwise, you may need an Office password recovery tool to find the forgotten password.

Method 2、 Hide the content

Apart from the tips introduced in Hide and unhide columns, rows, and window in excel 2007, we can also hide Office document content in a more ingenious way.

Press Ctrl+A to select the whole content, change the font color to be white, since document background color by default is white (if not, change window color back through personalization in win 7) , people opening it will only see a blank document. To protect Office document safer, insert a picture and put it in front of text, thus peeper may not doubt its content according to file size.

Method 3、 Improve macro security

To prevent others running macro to recover worksheet password or harm Office document, you can set macro to a high security.

Step 1、 Click Office button and choose Word Options underside.

Step 2、 In Word Options window, select Trust Center tab in the left, and then click Trust Center seetings button in the right panel.

Step 3、 In Trust Center window, choose Macro Settings tab in the left, and then check Disable all macros without notification or Disable all macros with notification in the right panel. OK.

By default, Office disables all macros with notification.

Protect Office document by using above encryption and protection methods reasonably, your Office files will be secure certainly.