How to Remove Passwords from Microsoft Word 2007

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Microsoft Word 2007 can be useful for personal and business applications. You can create letters, flyers, mailing labels, greeting cards and documents of numerous types quickly and easily. Word 2007 also allows you to create passwords for opening and for editing your documents. There are occasions where you may need to remove those passwords, however, and that can be challenging if you don't know how.

If you forgot the password, see the Method 2 below for more information on how to remove passwords from Microsoft Word 2007 without destroying the text of the document in question.

Steps

Removing The Password You Know

Launch Microsoft Word 2007.

Attempt to open the document that has password protection.

Enter the password to open the document if prompted. You may need to recreate the file if you have forgotten your password.

Click the Office button in the upper left corner of the window and mouse over the "Prepare" option.

Select "Encrypt document" from the slide-out menu. An encrypted document cannot be opened without supplying the password.Remove Passwords from Microsoft Word 2007 Step 5Bullet1 Version 2.jpg A password protection window will pop up with asterisks where the password was entered.Remove Passwords from Microsoft Word 2007 Step 5Bullet2 Version 2.jpg

Clear the password field and then click "OK." This will remove the encryption.

Save the document. If you want to keep the original document with password protection, choose "Save As" and enter a new name for your document.Remove Passwords from Microsoft Word 2007 Step 7Bullet1 Version 2.jpg

Remove the password required to edit the document. Password protection against editing a document only prevents users from saving the document with the same name and overwriting the original text. Click the "Tools" link from the save window and then select the "Save As" menu, which is at the bottom of the document.Remove Passwords from Microsoft Word 2007 Step 8Bullet2 Version 2.jpg Choose "General Options" from the menu.Remove Passwords from Microsoft Word 2007 Step 8Bullet3 Version 2.jpg Clear the passwords from all fields here and then click the "OK" button to close the window.Remove Passwords from Microsoft Word 2007 Step 8Bullet4 Version 2.jpg

Enter a new file name if you want to preserve the original document with modified password protection and then click the "Save" button.

Removing Password You Forgot

Understand that if you lost or forgot the password to the document and can't open it without password, the only option to restore access is to use a password cracker.