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Document.Password Property (Word)

Sets a password that must be supplied to open the specified document. Write-only String.

Syntax

expression .Password

expression A variable that represents a Document object.

Remarks

Important

Avoid using hard-coded passwords in your applications. If a password is required in a procedure, request the password from the user, store it in a variable, and then use the variable in your code. For recommended best practices on how to do this, see Security Notes for Microsoft Office Solution Developers.

Example

This example opens Earnings.doc, sets a password for it, and then closes the document.

Set myDoc = Documents _ 
 .Open(FileName:="C:\My Documents\Earnings.doc") 
myDoc.Password = strPassword 
myDoc.Close

See Also

Concepts

Document Object

Document Object Members