hi can anyone tell me how to amend a word document as when i try and change
the wording it will not allow me. I think the document may be protected but
am unable to find out how to unprotect the document. Thanks

If the document is protected then you must unprotect it before you can edit
it - and from the behaviour you have described, it does sound like the
document is protected.

The process for unprotecting a document varies depending on the version of
Word you are using and the type of protection that has been applied. For
example, if a document has been "forms" protected in Word 2003, click "Tools
| Unprotect document". However, please note that if the document has been
protected using a password, you will be prompted for this password before the
protection will be removed. If you do not have the password, there is no
method available within Word for removing the protection.

HTH
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Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

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"lizbiff" wrote:

> hi can anyone tell me how to amend a word document as when i try and change
> the wording it will not allow me. I think the document may be protected but
> am unable to find out how to unprotect the document. Thanks
>

Gordon Bentley-Mix wrote:
>. If you do not have the
> password, there is no method available within Word for removing the
> protection.

Actually with documents protected for forms, that's not strictly true -
especially with Word 2003 - and it's not that difficult with Word 2007. See
http://www.gmayor.com/Remove_Password.htm

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Actually this is incorrect. If a document has been protected by forms, I.e.
using Tools/Protect Document, the password can be easily stripped by
creating a new document and inserting the contents of the protected document
using Insert/File.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx


"Gordon Bentley-Mix" <gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote in
message news:F246D254-9508-4884-9C91-(E-Mail Removed)...
> If the document is protected then you must unprotect it before you can
> edit
> it - and from the behaviour you have described, it does sound like the
> document is protected.
>
> The process for unprotecting a document varies depending on the version of
> Word you are using and the type of protection that has been applied. For
> example, if a document has been "forms" protected in Word 2003, click
> "Tools
> | Unprotect document". However, please note that if the document has been
> protected using a password, you will be prompted for this password before
> the
> protection will be removed. If you do not have the password, there is no
> method available within Word for removing the protection.
>
> HTH
> --
> Cheers!
>
> Gordon Bentley-Mix
> Word MVP
>
> Uninvited email contact will be marked as SPAM and ignored. Please post
> all
> follow-ups to the newsgroup.
>
>
> "lizbiff" wrote:
>
>> hi can anyone tell me how to amend a word document as when i try and
>> change
>> the wording it will not allow me. I think the document may be protected
>> but
>> am unable to find out how to unprotect the document. Thanks

Thanks so much Beth! This Insert/File tip was a HUGE help! We couldn't
remember a password and this did the trick.

Sarah


"Beth Melton" wrote:

> Actually this is incorrect. If a document has been protected by forms, I.e.
> using Tools/Protect Document, the password can be easily stripped by
> creating a new document and inserting the contents of the protected document
> using Insert/File.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
> What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs
>
> Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx
>
>
> "Gordon Bentley-Mix" <gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote in
> message news:F246D254-9508-4884-9C91-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > If the document is protected then you must unprotect it before you can
> > edit
> > it - and from the behaviour you have described, it does sound like the
> > document is protected.
> >
> > The process for unprotecting a document varies depending on the version of
> > Word you are using and the type of protection that has been applied. For
> > example, if a document has been "forms" protected in Word 2003, click
> > "Tools
> > | Unprotect document". However, please note that if the document has been
> > protected using a password, you will be prompted for this password before
> > the
> > protection will be removed. If you do not have the password, there is no
> > method available within Word for removing the protection.
> >
> > HTH
> > --
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Gordon Bentley-Mix
> > Word MVP
> >
> > Uninvited email contact will be marked as SPAM and ignored. Please post
> > all
> > follow-ups to the newsgroup.
> >
> >
> > "lizbiff" wrote:
> >
> >> hi can anyone tell me how to amend a word document as when i try and
> >> change
> >> the wording it will not allow me. I think the document may be protected
> >> but
> >> am unable to find out how to unprotect the document. Thanks
>
>
>
>