set default to unprotect word document

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How can I set the Default in Word 2203 to Unprotect.
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It isn't clear to me what you mean.

- When you click the New Document button, is your blank document
protected? If so, can you unprotect it manually by clicking Tools >
Unprotect Document?

If you answered yes to both questions, you have somehow managed to
set your Normal.dot template to be protected. You need to open
Normal.dot itself, unprotect it, and save it.

If you answered yes to the first question and no to the second, you
may not have activated your copy of Word (try clicking Help > Activate
Product) or you may have an expired trial version.

- Or are you trying to open existing documents -- your own or ones
sent to you by other people -- that are properly protected for forms
or comments, but you want them to open unprotected?

If this is your problem, try creating this macro in Normal.dot:

Sub AutoOpen()
With ActiveDocument
If .ProtectionType <> wdNoProtection Then
.Unprotect
End If
End With
End Sub

If the protection was applied with a password, this macro will stop
with an error.
 
Jay,
Thanks for your response. When I create a Word document it automatically
protects it. (It may be doing it as ready only). In any case when I go to
"Tools" I only get a Protect button. There isn't an arrow or anything that I
can click to unprotect the document. So I can't make any changes to it. And
when I send it out the recipient can't make any changes.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Robert
 
If your Tools menu shows Protect rather than Unprotect, then the document is
not protected. If you are unable to edit it, it could be because you have
not activated Word or are using an expired trial version.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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