Protect your documents with passwords
Pages
Go to the Pages app on your Mac and open the file you want to protect/lock with a password.
Choose File > Set Password (from the File menu at the top of your screen), enter the requested information, then click Set Password.
If your computer isn’t set up for Touch ID, “Remember this password in my keychain” appears. You can select the checkbox to add the password to your keychain so you don’t have to type the password each time.
If your computer is set up for Touch ID, “Open with Touch ID” appears. You can select the checkbox to turn on Touch ID for the document.
Note: Adding a password to a document encrypts the file, so don’t forget the password!
Numbers
Go to the Numbers app on your Mac and open the file you want to protect/lock with a password.
Choose File > Set Password (from the File menu at the top of your screen), enter the requested information, then click Set Password.
If your computer isn’t set up for Touch ID, “Remember this password in my keychain” appears. You can select the checkbox to add the password to your keychain so you don’t have to type the password each time.
If your computer has Touch ID, the fingerprint detection feature, you can use it to open your password-protected spreadsheets with your fingerprint alone.
Note: Adding a password encrypts the file, so don’t forget the password!
Notes
You can only lock notes on your device and notes in iCloud. You can’t lock notes that have PDF, audio, video, Keynote, Pages, or Numbers attachments; notes that sync with other accounts; or Quick Notes. You can’t lock a note that’s shared in iCloud.
Go to the Notes app on your iPhone.
Open the note, then tap the three dots (
Tap Lock.
When a note is locked, the title remains visible in the notes list.
To remove a lock from a note, tap , then tap Remove.
Note: Adding a password encrypts the file, so don’t forget the password!
Word
Go to the Word app on your Mac and open the file you want to protect/lock with a password.
Go to Review > Protect > Protect Document
Under Security, you can select whether to enter a password to open the document, modify the document, or both. Enter each password again to confirm.
Click OK.
Note: Adding a password encrypts the file, so don’t forget the password!
Excel
Select File > Info.
Select the Protect Workbook box and choose Encrypt with Password.
Enter a password in the Password box, and then select OK .
Confirm the password in the Reenter Password box, and then select OK.
Note: Adding a password encrypts the file, so don’t forget the password!