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title: "How do you unlock restrick  editing in ms-word?"  
description: "How do you unlock restrick  editing in ms-word?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-28  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96564/how-do-you-unlock-restrick-editing-in-ms-word  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "ms word"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you unlock restrick  editing in ms-word?

How do you unlock restrick [editing](https://www.mindstick.com/startup/27/photoroom-the-ai-powered-app-transforming-photo-and-video-editing) in ms-[word](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81632/what-is-the-real-meaning-of-word-krishna)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Steps to unlock restrick editing in [ms](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96614/tell-some-of-the-most-important-uses-of-ms-access)-word:**

![How do you unlock restrick  editing in ms-word?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/9c56d489-a183-431c-8ca0-d52996602192/images/7fb61c49-e07b-4e61-b7f6-d79197aa56dc.jpeg) **\**

- The **Restrict Editing** task pane shows options for going to the document's regions where you have authorization to alter them.
- To remove all forms of security from a document, you may need to know the document's password. Alternatively, you may need to be listed as the document's authenticated owner.
- If you have the password for removing document protection and are an authenticated owner of the document, perform the following:
- Click **Restrict Editing** in the Protect group on the Review tab.
- On the Review tab, there is a Restrict Editing icon.
- Click Stop Protection in the Restrict Editing task box.
- If you're asked for a password, type it in.

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