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fillable form locked

I created a form that was meant to be filled out, and tried to restrict editing to fill out gray areas and checkboxes only. It wouldn't do it, so I stopped trying. The next time I opened it and made changes to the form, I saved it and now it restricted editing to the whole document-- I can't even fill out the gray areas or check the boxes anymore! I tried the Developer Tab- Restrict Editing- to try to click on Stop Protection, but it doesn't give me that option (instead it gives me the option to restrict it, as if it were not locked already).
I do know the password, but I can't get it to prompt me for one. Any ideas on how to edit this? I am using Word 2010.
The classic way to remove form protection is to insert the locked document into a new blank document.
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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 79 Applies to: