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Default track changes grayed out

No, it's protected for Track Changes, but it may well be that the protection
for that is as trivial (and as easily defeated) as the protection for forms.

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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Since you can see the document, I can assume that the document is

protected
for forms, rather than protected for opening. The former is easy to

unlock,
while the latter is nearly impossible.

See http://www.gmayor.com/Remove_Password.htm for the procedure to use.

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aviation editor wrote:
Thanks so much. That is exactly the problem.

Unfortunately, the original author is not longer available to speak
with.
Do you know if there's a way to work around the protection? Or to
disable it in some other way?

"Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote:

It sounds as though your tracked changes were turned on using
protection. From the Tools menu select Unprotect Document. If you
are prompted for a password, then you will need to get with the
originator of the document to have them supply it.

Good Luck.

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"aviation editor" wrote in
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I am using Word 2003. I am working in a file that is not
originally mine. I
need to accept all changes made, but in the Reviewing tool bar,
accept change, reject change, and accept all changes is grayed out.
I also tried to
right click on each addition and deletion, and accept and reject
change is grayed out there too. I just want to accept all changes
made; I do not need
to review them. How can I do this?

Thanks!