put it in a rar, then password that. Or make it an sfx archive and use that as an exe instead, using Winrar.
MS Word 2003 implements an RTF version that supports passwords, so it's possible. (The old trick of saving a Word doc as RTF to bypass protection no longer works.) But even their 1.8 RTF spec (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ac57de32-17f0-4b46-9e4e-467ef9bc5540&displaylang=en) still says "Also, there is currently no method for storing passwords in RTF, so...".
You must first compress the files as a .ZIP file. When you compress the file, under the security tab, you can password protect it.
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Microsoft developed the RTF document file format in the year 1987. Microsoft used the RTF document file format for their products and for multi-platform document interchange.
You can't give password to a notepad file. If u wish to protect ur file. Cut that file/files into a compressed(zipped folder) and then select 'add password' in 'file'. Give password. Hereafter whenever u open this file, it will ask u password.
RFT? I guess you meant RTF.Single conversion from RTF to PDF.1. Open the RTF file,2. Navigate to File > Export > Create PDF/XPS DocumentBatch conversion from RTF to PDFTry Bitwar PDF converter
To password protect a file on Microsoft Office, open the file, click Options on the Tools menu, then click Security. You will have the option to create a password that will be needed to open the file, or a password that will be required to modify the file.
rtf file is used over a doc file when the receiver does not have the same version of software as yours. If the receiver has the same version of software as yours then doc file is ok to send as the receiver will be able to open it. If you do not know what version the receiver has then send rtf file as any one either having a old or new version will be able to open an rtf file
RTF stands for "Rich Text Format". It's a file format used for documents that can contain both text and pictures. RTF can also contain embedded fonts, Annotations and drawings.
To password protect your document go to: For 2007: Go to the Office Icon Find Prepare Click Encrypt And type in Pasword For 2003 Go to File Go to Encrypt or Password Protect or Lock The type in your password, do not forget it!
you can protect your ms word file by making it password protected..copy below link in your browser and learn how to apply password to ms word fileThe link is in related links below
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Advantage is because most applications allows you to import rtf file or to open it in that application, disadvantage is file size it is much bigger then Word format (docx).