Most folks have a few documents–legal forms, business records, account spreadsheets, etc.–they’d like to protect from prying eyes. Here’s a little-known fact: Word and Excel let you assign passwords ...

If you’ve been using Microsoft Word for years, you probably think you have a pretty good grasp on its capabilities. But you might be missing out on the full extent of its capabilities, or worse, ...

Adding protection to a Word document serves as a safeguard, preventing unauthorized access or changes to the document. You might require a password to open the file ...

A simple hack to Word's password-protection feature means documents may not be as secure as users believe. No fix is on the way, says Microsoft. Microsoft Word documents that use the software's ...

Opening Microsoft Office documents from unknown sources can present a security risk because such files can carry viruses. To protect yourself and your computer from malware and other threats, ...

Microsoft Word's password-protect functionality is designed to prevent edits and modification to templates and other important documents. However, it can be a real pain if you need to edit or change a ...

Microsoft has hit back at critics of Word's password-protect feature, which the company has admitted is not safe from hackers. The tool is intended to make collaboration easier, Microsoft told ZDNet ...