How to deal with forgotten Word document password

A variety of passwords can be set for Word documents to protect the content and access rights of the document, but it is really worrying if you accidentally forget the password! Today I will share with you what solutions you can have if you accidentally forget your Word password. Let’s take a look!
First of all, we need to look at what kind of password we have forgotten. Different passwords have different solutions.
If you forget the "restriction password" of the Word document, the Word document can only be opened and viewed, but cannot be edited or modified. If you forget your password and want to edit and modify the document, you can try the following two methods.
Method 1: Save the Word document as other formats
After we save the Word document as plain text format, we can edit it, but it will affect the original format, etc., and only part of the content can be retrieved.
First, after opening the Word document, save the Word document, bring up the [Save As] dialog box, select plain text (*.txt) format in the [Save Type] column, and then click the [Save] button.

A dialog box will then pop up, prompting "Saving as a text file will cause all formats, pictures and objects in the file to be lost", that is to say, using this method, pictures, tables, etc. in the Word document All will be lost, only the text part can be retained.

If you think the impact is not big, after clicking [OK], the Word document will be saved as a txt file.

Method 2: Use third-party tools

Forgot the restriction password of the Word document and want to recover the document without losing the content? Never attempt brute-force attacks or use online recovery tools as this may corrupt your documents. Instead, read this article to learn how to use the Pepsi Niu Word password recovery tool recommended by php editor Banana to easily and securely remove restricted passwords while keeping document content intact.

Specific steps:

1. Select the "Unrestriction" module in the tool.
2. Import Word documents with forgotten password restrictions.
3. Click the "Dismiss" button.

   

   
   The Word document after the restrictions are lifted will be saved as a new document, which means that the original Word document still has restrictions. Click [Go to View] in [Tools] to see the new Word document.
   

   

   How to deal with forgotten Word document "open password"

1. Use Word tools to retrieve password

Open password is the first line of defense to protect the content of the document. If you forget this password, you will not be able to open the document. Since there is no "Forgot Password" option in Word documents, we cannot directly remove the "Open Password", but we can use the "Retrieve Password" module in Word tools to solve this problem.

2. Steps to Retrieve Password

The "Retrieve Password" module in the tool provides 4 retrieval methods to help us retrieve the "Open Password" of Word documents.

• Import Word documents that you forgot the "open password".
• Choose the appropriate method.
• Follow the prompts.

  

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