How to Edit Permissions on a Word Document

Edit Permissions on Word Document in Windows
1. Select the Word file that you wish to change permissions and right-click on it.
2. Click on "Properties."
3. Select the "Securities" tab, followed by "Advanced" to give you access to the permissions. Then click "Edit" to change permissions for the file.
4. Click on "Allow" or "Deny" to change the permissions for the file.
5. Click "OK" in the window to save your changes, and click "OK" in the remaining open windows to exit the permissions editing process, saving your changes.
Edit Permissions on Word Document on a Mac
6. Find the Word file with the permissions you wish to edit and highlight it.
7. Pull up the file permissions information either by clicking "File" on the menu bar at the top of the screen (in Finder), followed by "Get Info," or by using the keyboard shortcut of "Command-I."
8. Look at the lock icon at the bottom of the information window that pops up. If it is locked, click it and enter and administrator's name and password.
9. Edit permissions for users in the "Sharing and Permissions" section of the information window.
10. Click the lock icon to close it, then close the file information window by clicking the red dot at the top of the window. Your changes are automatically saved.