You're right -- I'd forgotten that you could apply a password to Track
Changes. A quick test shows that the same technique does defeat the
password.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
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.
"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
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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!