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Tutorial - How to Recover Office Open Password

This user guide shows how to recover Office open password with iSunshare Office Password Genius. When your Office open password is forgotten or lost, no one could open password protected Office file. However, this guide will help you recover the open password at a fast speed.

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Tips:

  • This free download version just offers free trial which only recovers Office document password containing no more than 3 characters. If you want to recover complex passwords, just buy the full version.

Guide: How to Recover Office Password Step by Step

Step 1: Add encrypted Office file.

Click the Open button to import the Office file (support all Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access files). Then you can see the imported Office file in the Encrypted File box. Next we will set encrypted Word file as example.

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Step 2: Choose Office password recovery type and finish specific settings.

Choose "Recovery Type" from the four recovery types: Normal, Mask, Dictionary and Smart.

Tips: Learn more about Normal/Mask/Dictionary Password Recovery Settings?

Normal Recovery. This recovery method will try the combinations of all possible characters in the specified Range. Since the password recovery engine is highly optimized, you can get back the short password in seconds. Set the range and length.

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normal length

Mask Recovery. This is helpful if you partially remember the password. You can set a mask with the mask symbols for the part that are uncertain. Compared to Normal recovery, this recovery method can save you more time. (Highly Recommended). Set the range, length and Mask:

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Dictionary Recovery. This method will take advantage of the built-in dictionary to retrieve the password. You can replace the built-in dictionary with another one which is downloaded from the website or created by yourself. If you use a keyword as the password, this method will become effective in a moment. Set the dictionary path or default.

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Smart Recovery. This Recovery will be the smart one which tests all possible characters combinations, including all printable characters.

Step 3: Click "Start" button to recover Office password.

After you click "Start" button, this program will help you to find the forgotten password with repeatedly tests. When it finishes the process, it will pop up a window with the password. You are free to "copy" the password or "open" the encrypted office file.

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As you can see, it is easy and fast to recover Office forgotten passowrd. Why not download this Office password recovery software to solve all types of MS Office password issues?

What's the Next?

Get Office Password Genius full version to recover encrypted Office file.

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