Libreoffice Writer: how to enter data in a protected Word .doc form

Question

I have a Word .doc file with form fields in it that I want to fill out in LibreOffice Writer. The file is protected (in MS Word), so only the fields can have data entered into them.

However, none of the fields appear editable in Writer. If I try to click on "Edit File" I get prompted to enter a password (which presumably was used to protect the document from general edits - that's not what I want to do).

How do I enable entering data into the designated fields of the document?

Answer 1

Try to save a copy of the document in LibreOffice Writer (Save as..) that is not protected as a possible work-around for that issue.