How to Set a Word 2007 Password

1. Open the Word 2007 document that you wish to set a password for.
2. Open the 'Office' menu, located at the top left of Word 2007.
3. Choose 'Prepare.' A new menu will open to the right.
4. Choose 'Encrypt Document' from the resulting 'Prepare' menu.
5. Enter your preferred password into the resulting dialog window, then choose 'OK.' A prompt will appear asking you to confirm the password.
6. Enter the same password into the resulting prompt to finish setting a password for your Word 2007 document.