The reply depends on the format of the document:
- Word 97-2003 (.doc file). The password can be easily removed by online services ( Decrypt protected Excel and Word 97 2003 files, for example). The length and complexity of the password do not matter. The service finds the encryption key in the rainbow tables and decrypts any document in a while.
- Word 2007-2013 (.docX file). You will have to search for the password by means of variants searching. AMD/NVIDIA video cards will do it faster that anything else. Look for software supporting GPU password recovery ( Accent OFFICE Password Recovery, for example) , set the range of values for searching and hope for the best.
You may use a trick to open a password protected Word file.
Rename the Word file with .rtf extension and open it again in Word pad. The file should now open in rich text format without styling and formatting that you had before.
Alternatively, you may try some softwares to open password protected Word file.
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