When I try to convert a pdf to Word, it says the document is password protected. What should I do?

When I try to convert a pdf to Word, it says the document is password protected and the Word option is gray.

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Probably, give up. But

* if you HAVE the password you can remove it with Acrobat Pro

* you can ask the document's creator for an unprotected file

Sometimes passwords are added automatically and not known, for example some banks do this; there is no solution.

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Probably, give up. But

* if you HAVE the password you can remove it with Acrobat Pro

* you can ask the document's creator for an unprotected file

Sometimes passwords are added automatically and not known, for example some banks do this; there is no solution.

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