How can you set the Word document can be read by anyone, but can not be modified by them? You can make it done in these ways.

1. How to Make a Word Document
not Editable
Read Only

2. 2 Ways to Lock Word Document from Editing
Way 1: Make a Word Document Read Only with Restrict Editing Settings
Way 2: Make Word Document not Editable with Modify Password

3. Way 1: Make a Word Document Read
Only with Restrict Editing Settings
• Step 1: In your Word document, go to click File > Info> Protect
Document > Restrict Editing.

4. Way 1: Make a Word Document Read
Only with Restrict Editing Settings
• Step 2: Under the Editing restrictions in the
Restrict Formatting and Editing panel, you
need to select Allow only this type of
editing in the document and change the
type to No changes (Read only) from the
drop-down list.

5. Way 1: Make a Word Document Read
Only with Restrict Editing Settings
• Step 3: Click the Yes, Start Enforcing Protection button and enter the
editing password. After that, click the OK button.
• Step 4: After that, your document is protected from unintentional editing.
You can save the editing-restricted Word document.

6. Way 2: Make Word Document not
Editable with Modify Password
• Step 1: Open your Word document and click File and choose Save as.
• Step 2: Next, you should click the Tools button which is on the left side of
the Save button. And choose General options from the drop-down list.

7. Way 2: Make Word Document not
Editable with Modify Password
• Step 3: In the General Option panel, you can set the modify password and
select the Read-only recommended option. Then, click the OK button.
Finally, click the Save button to save the settings.

8. Way 2: Make Word Document not
Editable with Modify Password
• When you open the Word document read only with modify password, you
will get the password prompt which asks you to enter the password to
modify or open read only version.

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