21. Protecting and Securing Documents

As you create, edit, and manage documents, you might not always want everyone who has access to the drive to be able to open and modify all documents. Word 2016 offers a variety of ways of protecting documents. They break down into these areas:

Image Restricting access to the document entirely—This includes using Windows file encryption, setting network access permissions, and placing a password on the file in Word.

Image Restricting what users can do to a file—This includes restricting style usage and editing and preventing ...

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