Using password protection

WordPerfect lets you assign a password to a document, to prevent it from being opened by unauthorized users. You can open a password-protected document if you know the password. Once you open a password-protected document, you can disable the password.

For more information about opening files, see “Opening and previewing files.”


To assign a password to a document

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Click File WordPerfect Office onestep Using password protection Save as.
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Enable the Password protect check box.
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Click Save.
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In the Password area of the Password protection dialog box, type a password in the Type password for document box.
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Type the password in the Retype password to confirm box.
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In the Protection options area, enable one of the following options:
Enhanced password protection — provides case-sensitive password protection for greater security
Original password protection — provides case-insensitive password protection such as that used by WPW in 6.0 and WPDOS 6.0a

WordPerfect Office note Using password protection

 
If you assign a password to a document, any of the document’s backup or temporary files are also password-protected.

To open a password-protected document

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Click File WordPerfect Office onestep Using password protection Open.
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Choose the drive and folder in which the file is stored.
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Click the file.
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Click Open.
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In the Password dialog box, type the password in the Enter password for file box.

To remove a password from a document

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Open a password-protected document.
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Click File WordPerfect Office onestep Using password protection Save as.
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Disable the Password protect check box.
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Click Save.

WordPerfect Office note Using password protection

 
For information about opening a password-protected document, see “To open a password-protected document.”

WordPerfect Office tip Using password protection

 
You can also remove a password from a document by saving it in another file format.

Using password protection