Do you know what the password is? If so, use the password to open it, then go to File Save As and use the Tools dropdown in the Save As box to remove the password, then save it again. If you DON'T know the password, it's gonna cost you money to recover it legally, I'm afraid. Here's one software that does it: http://www.lostpassword.com/word.htm Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bill Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 1:42 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] password protection I managed to put a password into a monthly bulletin that I send out in Word Format. Its done with Office 2000 pro with X.P. Pro. How do i open my copy and remove the password T.I.A.......bill ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************