Unprotect a document through VBA

S

Sue

How can I use this code to unprotect a document, or am I
way off base?

wdDialogToolsUnprotectDocument

Thanks for any help!
 
A

Astrid

Hi Sue,

To unprotect a document use:
Activedocument.Unprotect

to reprotect it (as a form with formfields) without loosing the date, use:
ActiveDocument.Protect type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True

Hope this helps,
regards,
Astrid

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