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First, open the document and do a "Save As..." specifying Rich Text Format (RTF). It'll end up being called something.rtf.
Now open the RTF file by double-clicking on it. It should look identical to the original Word file.
Final step: save the RTF file with a new name as a Microsoft Word format document.
That's all there is to it. You've sidestepped the read-only lock on the file your boss sent you and are good to go.
In terms of actually breaking the password on a file that has it set as the "open file" password, that's beyond the scope of what I'll write about here. But I will say that there are some Google searches that can probably help you track down plenty of tips on doing just that.

Here is a link to some software that will do it

http://www.squidoo.com/recoverlostpassword#module12876905

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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.

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