This guest article was written by Askar, the geek behind theDemoGeektech site.

punch theOffice Buttonand punch the Prepare menu option.

There are 7 different options you should be able to see.

Prepare Your Word Document for Mass Distribution

Choose this option if you want the document to be viewed only by certain people you trust.

Choose a password that you’re free to distribute to the group.

Confirm the password one more time.

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When people on your distribution group attempt to open an encrypted document theyll be prompted to enter a password.

you’re free to use the Restrict Permission option to restrict what people can do with the document.

Restrict Permission uses Windows Rights Management client to implement the restrictions.

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You might be prompted to install theWindows Rights Managementtool.

Dont worry, go ahead and install it, it is from the trusted source.

Digital Signatures ensure the integrity of the document.

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Think of Digital Signatures as a paper signature but done electronically for convenience.

When a document has digital signature it signifies the integrity and trust of the document.

This would come in handy if you are distributing the document to a very large group of audience.

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As the name indicates this action will mark the document as all set for distribution.

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