How to Lock a Word Doc So It Cannot Be Edited

1. Open a document in Microsoft Word.
2. Click on the 'Microsoft Office' button and choose the 'Prepare' option.
3. Select 'Restrict Permission' to set what you will allow other users to do to the document.
4. Select 'Mark as Final' to save the document as a read-only file. Readers can only read or print the document.