"My Microsoft Word document is locked for editing by me, how to unlock it? You can find three ways here to unlock a Word document that is locked for editing.

1. Microsoft Word Document
Locked for Editing How to Unlock

2. 3 Ways to Unlock a Word Document That is Locked for Editing
Way 1: Save Read Only Word Document with Modify Password as another File
Way 2: Open the Locked Word Document with WordPad and Save the
Changes
Way 3: One Click to Safely Remove Word Document Editing Password

3. Way 1: Save Read Only Word Document with
Modify Password as another File
• Step 1: Click File > Save as.

4. Way 1: Save Read Only Word Document with
Modify Password as another File
• Step 2: In the Save as window, it is necessary for you to change the File
name and then click the Save button.

5. Way 2: Open the Locked Word Document with
WordPad and Save the Changes
• Step 1: Right-click the Word document that is locked for editing and
chooses to open with WordPad.

6. Way 2: Open the Locked Word Document with
WordPad and Save the Changes
• Step 2: You can edit it in your way.
• Step 3: Click the top left icon and choose Save. You can choose
the Save option or the Save a copy option. After that, you can read and
write to the original content.

7. Way 3: One Click to Safely Remove Word
Document Editing Password
• Step 1: Finish the download and installation of the Word Unprotect
Genius.
• Step 2: Run the software and hit the Add button to import the locked
Word document.

8. Way 3: One Click to Safely Remove Word
Document Editing Password
• Step 3: Hit the Remove Password button and you will get the protection
password removed safely and get another copy of the Word file content
which you can open and edit the content to be your own one.

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