Title: How To Lock And Unlock A Word Document: Explained Here - SysTools Blog
Headings: How To Lock And Unlock A Word Document: Explained Here
How To Lock And Unlock A Word Document: Explained Here
How To Lock MS Word Files?
How To Unlock A Word Document?
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Content: Go to ‘Save As’ option from MS Office button. Click on ‘Tools’ option provided at the bottom right corner of the dialogue box that appears on your screen. Select ‘Security Options’ and remove the password fields, click on Ok to remove password. For unlocking selected fields of word files simply press Control + Shift + F11 keys simultaneously. Hence, your files will be unlocked but in case if you have password protected word files and you have forgotten the password of those files, follow under mentioned steps: Copy the contents of respective word file by right clicking on it and open a new word document. Paste the copied content of word file in new document and go to Review tab. Open Protection tab and choose ‘Restrict editing and formatting pane’ and click on ‘Stop Protection’. That’s it! The word file will be unlocked.