text: is there a way you can unprotect a word document if you do not have the password?   yes it can be done.  if it is "tools - protect document" protected, close it and then create a new blank file, then "insert - file" and select the protected document. the document is no longer protected.  you could also open the document and do a"save as..." selecting rich text format (rtf). it will then be called "filename.rtf" instead of "filename.doc". after that, open it by double clicking on it and save the rtf file with a new name as a microsoft word document.