To Protect a File with a Password
- From the Protect dialog, click the With Password button.
- Type the desired password to protect the file in the Password field.
- Retype the password in the Confirm field.
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Click
OK.
The file is protected with the password.
Note: The MS_PROTECTION_PASSWORD_MINIMUM configuration variable sets the minimum length of a file protection password. The default is 5. Setting this variable to 0 allows for a blank password.Note: The MS_PROTECTION_PASSWORD_MIXED configuration variable determines if a file protection password can contain a mixture of numbers and letters. Setting the variable to 0 permits only letters in the password. The default (1) permits a combination of numbers and letters in the password. This option is more secure since it is harder to guess a mixed password than an all numeric password.