Password-Protecting a Section

Password-protect a section if you want to control who can read its pages. Before you password-protect a section, consider these password restrictions:

  • In order to search password-protected sections, you must open them first and conduct your search within ten minutes (you can change this setting on the Advanced tab of the OneNote Options dialog box).

  • You can’t assign a password to a section with audio or video recordings.

  • You can’t share password-protected sections with OneNote Web App.

  • Passwords are case-sensitive (you must enter, and remember, the right combination of upper- and lowercase letters).

To password-protect a section, right-click its section tab and choose Password Protect This Section. Then, in the Password ...

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