Step 3: Click on File > Info > Protect Document and then on the Encrypt with Password option. Use strong passwords that combine uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Step 2 Now, click on '+' to add the password-protected Word document to the program. Open the document and enter its password. After opening the document in Word, go to Save As, and click Tools in the Save As window, choose General Option. Nonetheless, there is an effective way you can use and unprotect Word document without using the Word password remover tool and is by renaming the word file extension. Now, the editing restriction has been removed from your file. Step 2: Now, press the “Alt” and “F11” keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft VBA editor. Step 1: Open the locked Word document then click 'File' and scroll to select 'Save As' to resave the file to a different location on your computer. Under the 'Protection method', check on 'Password'.