Encrypt Office Document
Protect your Office document by encrypting it to mitigate the risk of data loss or leakage.
This method works for recipients who can be either NUS-ID or non NUS-ID users. Below are the steps for encrypting Word document as an example.
Office 2016
- In Word, go to File -> Info
![Word2](https://nusit.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Word2.png)
- Select Protect Document->Encrypt with Password from Info
![Word3](https://nusit.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Word3.png)
- Select Enter a strong password.
![Word3](https://nusit.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Word3.png)
- Save your document
NOTE:
USE WINZIP/7-ZIP with AES 256 BITS for MICROSOFT OFFICE 2013 and below.