FAQ’s – Password Protect Your Google Docs

Is it possible to password-protect a Google Doc within Google Docs directly?

No, the Password protection option isn’t directly supported for Google Docs. A person’s documents are protected by their email account password. There isn’t any way to access the document unless you share the document with them or share your email password.

Is it safe to use third-party tools for password protection?

Many of the third-party apps are genuine and reliable. But a person should read all the security, and privacy policies, terms, and conditions to be extra protective.

While sharing the document in the Restricted option, any person with the link can access the document?

A person with the link has to ask for permission to access the document and the owner of the document can grant access to the respected user then the user can view the document.

While sharing the document in Anyone one with link option, any person with the link can access the document?

Yes, any person on the internet can access the document if they have the link to that sharable file.

Is it possible to edit the document that has the link to the file?

Yes, it is possible to edit the document by the user only if the owner grants access to edit the document. 

Google Docs is a widely used free word processor to create, edit, and share documents with multiple people. In Google Docs, the file gets automatically saved on Google Drive cloud storage. Google Docs also takes care of the person who wants to protect his sensitive or personal documents and wants to share the document with only a few people. In this article, we have mentioned three methods and discussed them in brief on how you can protect your Google Docs.

Note: The password protection option isn’t directly supported for Google Docs. A person’s documents are protected by their email account password. There isn’t any way to access the document unless you share the document with them or share your email password.