If it is protected by a password to open, you're pretty much out of luck
without the password. If it's protected by a password to modify, you can
Save As. If it's a protected form, you can remove the protection by
inserting the file into a new blank document.

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"John" wrote in message
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I need to unprotect a Word document, but I do not have the
password. Can anybody please help?????