

Passwords can be applied only to notebook sections, not to entire notebooks. To make notes in password-protected sections temporarily available to other programs, select Enable add-on programs to access password-protected sections when they are unlocked. To lock notebook sections immediately after you're done working in them, select Lock password-protected sections as soon as I navigate away from them. To lock notebook sections after a specified amount of time, select Lock password-protected sections after I have not worked in them for the following amount of time, and then select the amount of time that you want. Under Passwords on the right, do any of the following:

In the OneNote Options dialog box, choose Advanced. You can customize the period of time, and you can set other options for the ways that password protection is applied to your protected sections. Password-protected sections that you’ve unlocked will lock again automatically if you’re not working in them. Top of Page Set password protection options In the Remove Password dialog box, type the current password, and then click OK.

(If this option isn’t available, it means the section doesn’t have a password.) In the Password Protection task pane, choose Remove Password. Right-click the section tab that has the password you want to remove, and choose Password Protect this Section. Remove the password from a protected section Type the new password into the Enter New Password box.Ĭonfirm the password by typing it into the Confirm Password box, and then click OK. In the Change Password dialog box, type the current password into the Old Password box. In the Password Protection task pane, choose Change Password. Right-click the section tab that has the password you want to change, and choose Password Protect this Section. In the Password Protection task pane, choose Lock All.Ĭhange the password for a protected section Right-click any of the protected (but currently unlocked) section tabs and then choose Password Protect this Section. If you’ve applied passwords to multiple sections in your notebook, you can lock them all at the same time. Lock the protected sections in your notebook If you forget your password, no one will be able to unlock your notes for you (not even Microsoft Technical Support).
