ID: Q75713
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Word for Windows password-protected files can be deleted with the Find File command, the Windows File Manager, and the DOS prompt.
By choosing Find from the File menu to delete a password-protected file, you will be prompted to enter the password; however, you can choose Cancel and then delete the file.
Word for Windows provides password protection as a method of preventing unauthorized access to a document. The ability to protect a document from deletion is beyond the Word for Windows application and is an operating system function.
KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: winword winword2 word6 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Version : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: February 6, 1998