How To Edit Password Protected Word Documents

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How To Unlock Password Protected Documents

Follow the steps below to learn how to unlock the document:


Open the password protected document in Word.
Click on File | Save As.
From the Save As drop down list, select Word XML Document (*.xml).
Click Save.
Close Word.
Right-click on the saved.XML file. It should be in the same folder as your original document.
From the contextual menu that opens, select Open with and then select a text editing program to open your file (i.e., WordPad, NotePad, etc.). Do NOT select Microsoft Word.
Click CTRL + F to open the Find dialog box.
In the Find what field, key in enforcement.
You will find one instance: either w:enforcement=”1″, or w:enforcement=”on”.




Enforcement

Replace the “1” with a zero “0”, or replace “on” with “off” to disable enforcement. This will unlock your document.
Save the .XML document with your text editor and close the editing software.
Right-click on the saved .XML file and click on Open with and select Microsoft Word.
As soon as you have opened your document, click File | Save As and select Word document (*.docx) from the Save as Type drop-down.
Change the name of your document if you would like to preserve the original password-protected document and make this a new document, or use the same name to replace your original document.
Click Save.

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