Protect Word Document using VBA

Question

I would like to use vba to protect my word document.

Indeed, it is possible but I've searched on how to unprotect the document through this link :
http://www.aurelp.com/2015/04/01/how-to-unlock-a-microsoft-word-document-step-by-stepsolved/

Is there any other way on how to successfully protect the document from unauthorized user?

Answer 1

Using VBA, I believe you'd be looking for the protect method:

Application.ActiveDocument.Protect wdAllowOnlyRevisions, password:="password"

With protect , you can specify the type of protection, the password, and various components of the protection (style lock, resetting of form fields, etc.). More on protect can be found here .

Likewise, VBA has a similar method for unprotecting a Word document, if you know the password. This is the aptly named unprotect method.

Application.ActiveDocument.Unprotect "password"

More on unprotect can be found here .