Unprotect a Word 2007 document

[Phil Fi]

I have been emailed a Word 2007 document that is protected (under the Review
tab). I cannot unprotect the document and, much worse, all my word documents
are now also protected. I have clicked on the Protect Document tab but there
is no option then to select end protection. help please

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

If the document is protected, if you click on the Protect Document item on
the Review tab and then on the Restrict Formatting and Editing, an Unprotect
button will be displayed.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[GAG]

Pam,

After going to the Review Pane, the Restrict Permissions option was set to
"Unrestricted Access". The document was still locked from editing. After
reading YOUR post to look for the button to "Stop Protection" under the
Restrict Formatting and Editing pane it successfully Unprotected the document
and I can now resume editing.
Thank You Very Much for your Post. I spent an hour googling a resolution to
no avail until I finally found your Post.

Much Appreciated

George

The button to stop protection is at the bottom of the Restrict formatting and
editing pane. ...Easy to overlook.

PamC

If the document is protected, if you click on the Protect Document item on
the Review tab and then on the Restrict Formatting and Editing, an Unprotect
button will be displayed.

I have been emailed a Word 2007 document that is protected (under the
Review

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there
is no option then to select end protection. help please

 

[Boy]

There's some online services that specialize in unprotecting Word and other docs if you don't want to bother with it yourself. It's as easy as it sounds: you upload a protected document to the server and get it back in several seconds with all passwords removed. Used the one named Password-find.com and can say had no trouble with it. Hope it'll help someone!